The only waterfall on Earth that pours out ‘fire’, majestic and enchantingly beautiful

Around the world, there are many waterfalls with magical and majestic beauty, but as unique as the “fire waterfall” Horsetail, there is only one.
Horsetail Falls located in Yosemite National Park in California, USA, also known as “Fire Falls”, is one of nature’s most amazing spectacles. From a distance, Horsetail waterfall seems to be pouring lava flows down the mountain foot. In fact, when sunset falls, the sun shines on the water flowing down the cliff, creating a fiery red color due to the phenomenon of light refraction.

(Photo: Pandotrip) Normally, Horsetail is a small and dry waterfall because its water is the amount of melted snow flowing down from the top of El Capitan rocky mountain, so little that visitors do not notice, until the phenomenon of Fire Falls appears. If you want to admire this amazing beauty, you have to be at the right time, not at any time. (Photo: Gary Hart) Every year, in just about 2 weeks, from mid-February to early March, when the sun sets, the light shines down on Horsetail waterfall making it glow red, orange and yellow as unique as the name Fire Falls. It is also unique in that during those 2 weeks, Firefall does not happen every day, so people talk to each other, only the “lucky” people can meet. According to Amusing Planet, in order to form Fire Falls, several conditions must be present simultaneously. The first is that the waterfall must be flowing, which means it needs to be warm enough to melt the snow and ice, the falls’ only source of water. (Photo: Stephanie Hager) The second condition is that the western sky must be real during sunset, with no clouds, rain or snow that would block the sunlight on its way to the waterfall. Photographer Michael Frye, author of The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite says: Horsetail Falls is so amazing that I don’t know of any other waterfall on Earth that can have this light “. (Photo: The LIFE Picture Collection) The beautiful sight at Fire Falls is known to more tourists by sharing pictures on the media. Every year, many tourists and photographers flock here to admire this incredible beauty. The most convenient and frequent place to see the Fire Falls phenomenon is at the El Capitan picnic area. At the end of February, you’ll often find a host of photographers of all levels waiting there to capture the last rays of evening at Horsetail. (Photo: Heyengel) (Photo: Heyengel) (Photo: Steve Corey) (Photo: John Krzesinski)