These days he returns to Yosemite the spectacle of the HorseTail fire waterfall, which at sunset seems to turn into a lava casting.
Just for a few days it has been renewed in California the show extraordinary of the waterfall HorseTailbetter known as the “Fire waterfall”a natural phenomenon So rare and suggestive as to seem magic. Located in Yosemite National Park, This seasonal waterfall appears only Between the end of winter and early springwhen the snow loose feeds a stream that falls from the famous wall of El Capitanwith an impressive leap of over 600 meters.
The magical angle of the sun’s rays
There magic turns on every year Around 20 February, when, at sunset, the sun’s rays hit the waterfall with a particular angle, dyeing it red-orange and creating the illusion of a lava casting which slides slowly along the rock. To find out it was in 1973 Californian photographer Galen Rowellfirst to immortalize the “Firefall” phenomenon in a color image.
If nature helps, the show of the fire water is unforgettable
But this incredible vision It only occurs if nature … gives a hand: one is needed sufficient amount of snow To feed the waterfall, mild temperatures To dissolve it, e clear skies to make the sunlight. When everything combines perfectly, the result, for those who are lucky enough to assist you, is unforgettable. A fleeting and spectacular eventwhich lasts only a few days and which every year calls visitors from all over the world to attend this Surprising game of lights and water.
