Natural phenomenon causes Horsetail Falls to appear aflame

Friday, February 22, 2019
Yosemite National Park's Horsetail Falls was on fire Tuesday -- or, at least it appeared that way when hikers arrived to the falls after a two-hour hike through waist-deep snow.

The "Firefalls" are a rare visual effect that occurs when the light hits and reflects Horsetail Falls at just the right angle, giving it the illusion of being aflame.
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Several photographers on the hike caught the falls on film and shared the magnificent view on Instagram and Twitter. In a tweet, photographer Jeff Saliba joked that his pictures could be the next Apple Mac desktop wallpaper.

"If Apple decides to name their next update OSX Firefall, I got you on the wallpaper! #firefall," he tweeted.
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Check out the video above to see the beautiful images Saliba and others captured at the Firefalls.
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