Yosemite National Park’s stunning Firefall phenomenon has begun

Located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, the Yosemite National Park is famous for its giant, ancient sequoia trees and impressive rock formations, like El Capitan and Half Dome.

However, from mid-to-late February each year, the pristine preserve’s main attraction is Horsetail Fall — a temporary waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan every winter. During the brief two-week-period, the 1,500-foot-tall waterfall frequently transforms into a spectacular natural Fire fall. For the natural phenomenon to occur, many conditions have to be perfectly aligned. Even if all the conditions are met, the wondrous spectacle, which occurs about 5 to 15 minutes before sunset, lasts just a few minutes.