Yosemite Firefall 2016

Natural Firefall in Yosemite Valley on February 24, 2016. About two weeks in late February, when the right conditions come together, the sunset light hits El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall at perfect angle. As a result, the waterfall is illuminated glowing like a fire-fall.

2016 February presented a perfect condition for the firefall, with enough snow and water for Horsetail fall, thanks to El Nino, and the weather was favorable for the firefall to occur.

2019 February may bring another great opportunity for Firefall due to the significant amount of the rainfall and snow received this winter.

Video by Lifeisamt

Yosemite Horsetail Fall Firefall - February 23, 2016 - Yosemite National Park, CA

 

Natural Firefall in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, only when the right conditions meet, the sunset light hits Horsetail Fall at the perfect angle, by illuminating the waterfall glowing like a fire fall.

2016 February presented a perfect condition for the firefall with enough snow melting water for Horsetail fall, thanks to El Nino, and the weather was favorable for the firefall.

 

I arrived at El Capitan camp site around 4:30pm.  There were already many people there hoping to see the spectacular firefall. Sunset was expected to begin after 5:30pm. For the next hour or so, I enjoyed viewing Horsetail fall changing its colors as the sun went down...from bright yellow, gold, pink, orange and finally into the color of a glowing fire fall.

 

Seeing such a natural beauty was like awestruck....then, I felt such a calm and peaceful sensation....a Zen moment.  It was a realization that life is ephemeral, and yet, still beautiful and eternal.

 

To see a World in a Grain of Sand 

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower 

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And Eternity in an hour

- William Blake -

Filmed by Lifeisamt, 2/23/2016