A visitor pulls into parking specifically designated for Firefall viewing in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite ...

The original Yosemite firefall stemmed from Mountain House ... revived the firefall tradition in the early 1900s. Over the years, the fires — built “using red fir bark, known for its superior ...

The implementation of a new system has apparently been delayed to first get the approval of the Trump administration, ...

First, storms need to deliver rain and mountain snow to the Yosemite area leading up to Feb. 21 to feed Horsetail Fall. In years of drought, the waterfall runs dry, and the firefall can't happen.

(Getty Images/Haoxiang Yang/500px) Two weather factors need to come together perfectly for the firefall to ignite. First, storms need to deliver rain and mountain snow to the Yosemite area leading up ...