Come to Yosemite in February and you may be shoulder-to-shoulder with photographers hoping to get a shot of Horsetail Fall in the evening. When conditions are right, rays of the setting sun align with the falling water to set the cascade ablaze with light—a natural display called the ‘firefall.’ And in a bit of added mystique, Horsetail Fall itself is an ephemeral waterfall—it flows only for a short time in the winter and early spring.
A winter light show
Today in History
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Fossil Day
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A day for our oceans
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Decorating for Diwali
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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An ice cap-puccino
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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International Museum Day
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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International Womens Day
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Native American Heritage Month
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A festival of lights in India
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Perfect timing
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International Whale Shark Day
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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Reflections of the night sky
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Let s get lost
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Rock of ages
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Yosemite National Park, California