Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

"Firefall" occurs when the sun is setting as beams of sunlight shine down on Horsetail Fall at a particular angle. As it does, the water shines bright and looks like a river of molten lava from a ...

Time is running out to see one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and most fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few ...

The natural phenomenon appears for only minutes at sunset, drawing photographers and visitors from across the country ...

Every year from mid- to late February, the setting sun hits Yosemite's Horsetail Fall along the eastern edge of the soaring El Capitan at just the right angle, creating the illusion that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of firefall during sunset at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park on Feb. 20, 2025. (Anadolu / Getty Images) Yosemite ...

As the sun drops behind El Capitan, hundreds of strangers stand shoulder to shoulder in the cold, waiting to see if a thin waterfall will ignite—or quietly fade to gray. There’s a moment in late ...

For a few weeks in February, a spectacular sight draws crowds of visitors to Yosemite National Park. Each day, just before sunset, Horsetail Fall on the eastern edge of El Capitan gets a back-lit glow ...