Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is home to some of the world’s most beautiful natural wonders, including the Mirror Lake Trail, Olmsted Point, and the Merced River. However, for two weeks in February, the national park will be home to one of the most astonishing natural words in the entire world, that being the Yosemite Firefall.
Every year, between February 13-25, the Horsetail waterfall, located on the eastern edge of the El Capitan mountain in the Yosemite Valley is transformed into the ‘Firefall’, which makes the waterfall look like it is overflowing with lava.
A very specific set of requirements need to be met in order to form this phenomenon. In order for a firefall to take occur, the skies need to be clear and there needs to be enough snow to allow water to flow freely, that is why the phenomenon only occurs for a two-week period in February.
Those lucky enough to be in the Yosemite National Park this February will be able to view the firewall without the need for a permit or a reservation. There will however be daily crowd restrictions from 12pm to 7pm, inline with COVID-19 restrictions.
The rest of the world will also be able to view this unique phenomenon via a Livestream courtesy Yosemite National Park. It must be noted that the Livestream cameras are placed in remote locations in Yosemite and occasionally experience unplanned outages.
You can access the Livestream by Clicking here
Take a look at this video of a firefall so you know what to expect for this year’s event:
Picture: Twitter/@OddPrints
