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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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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A summertime light show
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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Honoring our veterans
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Happy Mother’s Day
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International Jazz Day
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Astronomy Day
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Dyavolski Most
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A whale of a hug
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
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How lovely are your branches
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Veterans Day
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National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Village of Labro, Italy
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
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An oceanic valentine