This time, reservations will be required for the park’s popular Horsetail Fall “firefall” event, a natural phenomenon that has become one of the most photographed scenes in the park.

While Horsetail Fall illuminates just a few minutes ... Galen Rowell took the first known photograph of the 'Firefall' in 1973. To this day, his photograph is regarded as one of the best images ...

On Feb. 22, 2025, spectators at El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall witnessed more than just a glowing ribbon of water emulating molten lava called the Firefall. They were greeted with the United States ...