View of Yosemite's Firefall. February gets bustling in Yosemite National Park thanks to a phenomenon nicknamed the “Firefall.” It’s when sunset turns 2,130-foot-tall Horsetail Fall into a magma-like ...

Every year from mid- to late February, the setting sun hits Yosemite's Horsetail Fall along the eastern edge of the soaring El Capitan at just the right angle, creating the illusion that the ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Between February 10 and 26, Yosemite National Park visitors may catch ...