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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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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Muniellos Nature Reserve
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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That bill s just not going to fit
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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It s Independence Day
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
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Chicagohenge
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Summertime in Alaska
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A hint of spring
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Storks ready for takeoff
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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The perfect canvas for an ancient text
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Take a break! It s Labor Day!
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Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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Mercury in retrograde
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An historic forest
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Mooncake time
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Walk the line
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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A Christmas market with a long history
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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