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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Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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Let the games begin
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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Oktoberfest begins!
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
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Flag Day
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International Rock Day
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In the Garden of Europe
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Cousins Day
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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One giant leap for penguins
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What does the fox dream?
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Autumn in Central Park, New York
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Whale hello there!
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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A monster view in Scotland
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