Every year from mid-to-late February, the setting sun hits ... nearly 50 years later. It was after the original Firefall was banned that the natural version was discovered. In the early 1970s ...

revived the firefall tradition in the early 1900s. Over the years, the fires — built “using red fir bark, known for its ...

Summer online reservations for Yosemite National Park have been postponed for an indefinite time. No reservations are needed ...

I’ve eaten at the world’s best restaurants. One of the best things I’ve ever tasted cost $2 from a tiny takeout store I visited the city that's been nicknamed the 'Paris of North America ...

The natural phenomenon has exploded in popularity in recent years, to the point ... has some conservation-minded Yosemite tour guides opting out of Firefall entirely. The problem stretches ...

First, storms need to deliver rain and mountain snow to the Yosemite area leading up to Feb. 21 to feed Horsetail Fall. In years of drought, the waterfall runs dry, and the firefall can't happen.

Hoping to catch a glimpse of Yosemite National Park's stunning firefall phenomenon? Wrap up warm and book ahead of time as the park has introduced a new reservation system to manage numbers.

The original Yosemite firefall stemmed from Mountain House ... revived the firefall tradition in the early 1900s. Over the years, the fires — built “using red fir bark, known for its superior ...