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Yosemite Firefall - Feb. 13, 2016

Horsetail Falls

Yosemite National Park, CA

 

Once a year for approximately two weeks, the setting sun is aligned just perfectly to illuminate Yosemite's Horsetail Falls in such a way that it looks almost like a "lava fall" rather than a waterfall; a phenomenon known as "Firefall." Because Yosemite got a lot of snow just a week prior to this shot and then quickly warmed up considerably, the strong flow from Horsetail Falls combined with the clear sky made this a fantastic night to see and photograph the Firefall.

 

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Taken on February 13, 2016