Lava hasn’t flowed in Yosemite National Park for millions of years, but for the next few weeks, visitors can get a glimpse of a natural phenomenon that echoes the area’s fiery past.
Instead of lava, what the locals call a “natural firefall” owes its existence to a fortuitous convergence of water, sunlight, right observer angle and season.
Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, the setting sun striking the waterfall creates a deep orange glow that resembles Yosemite’s historic ”Firefall.”
Sourze: MSNBC Travel Today
