Each day, just before sunset, Horsetail Fall on the eastern edge of El Capitan gets a back-lit glow, seemingly transforming ...

In the early 1970s the wilderness photographer Galen Rowell captured the firefall-like illusion off the eastern edge of El Capitan and shared his photos. The phenomenon has continued to attract ...

Dubbed the firefall, it takes place on the park's eastern side at El Capitan when the sunlight reflects through the famed Horsetail Waterfall. And now, it got easier to experience. As the firefall ...

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

Yosemite National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the US, and features some of the country's most famous geological formations as well. While there are many parks that are like a ...

Screenshot of a Yosemite Valley map. The El Capitan Picnic Area, pictured at left, is a popular place for viewing the “firefall” phenomenon that happens to Horsetail Fall. Visitors can park ...

Yosemite National Park's El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks with the Merced River on Feb. 1, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) ...