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Yosemite Firefall from the Valley Rim

A few years ago I snowshoed out to Glacier Point and spent several nights snow camping in the area. I had been trying for several years to do this, but the trip repeatedly failed. To my knowledge, I was the first photographer to photograph the firefall from this angle.

 

When the firefall occurred, I could hear the cheering from the thousands of people on the valley floor below me. In addition to the still photos, I filmed timelapse video, and it can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e3sGA2b2SQ. My hiking partner made a video about our trip, and it can be viewed at youtu.be/HqzK-w--nz0

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Uploaded on February 15, 2025
Taken on February 18, 2021