Time is running out to see one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and most fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few ...

Yosemite’s annual “firefall” returned Feb. 21, drawing visitors to see the glowing cascade. The rare effect appears only ...

Thousands of visitors are flocking to Yosemite National Park to witness the phenomenon known as Firefall, a natural light ...

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

Between February 10 and 26, for a few minutes at sunset, Horsetail Fall glows like molten lava or cascading fire spilling down El Capitan. It is called the Yosemite "Firefall".

Yosemite National Park staff say stormy conditions could make it difficult, even impossible, to view the annual firefall at Horsetail Falls.

At this time of year, if conditions are just right, Horsetail Fall on the eastern ridge of El Capitan in Yosemite National ...

Sunset phenomenon at national park’s Horsetail waterfall still drew large crowds even with freezing temperatures ...

As the sun drops behind El Capitan, hundreds of strangers stand shoulder to shoulder in the cold, waiting to see if a thin waterfall will ignite—or quietly fade to gray. There’s a moment in late ...

It’s nearly time for one of Yosemite National Park’s most famous — and fleeting — natural spectacles. For a few weeks in February in California, lucky visitors can catch a glimpse of the “firefall,” a ...

Officials at Yosemite National Park said they are preparing for an influx of visitors to witness the annual "firefall" phenomenon at Horsetail Fall, as no reservations will be required this year.