America's national parks are all incredibly beautiful, and offer up unique perspectives on what our country was built from. There is so much beauty out there, and it's so important that we preserve them. The wildlife that thrives in the national parks would be long gone without their homes, and America would lose so much if we didn't have them.
At Yosemite National Park in California, there are so many incredible sites to see, including many different waterfalls. However, there is one particular waterfall you should be sure to visit if you're in the area in February.
Horsetail Falls can be a little difficult to spot during most times of the day and on most days of the year. It usually only flows from December through April, but when it is flowing, it's a 1,000-foot-high drop from the top of El Capitan.
In mid- to late February, the sun hits the falls at just the right angle to create something truly spectacular…
This is what Horsetail Falls looks like for most of the year. Beautiful, yes, but not much different from all of the other magical waterfalls out there.
Here is El Capitan from another view, the beautiful peak from which Horsetail Falls plummets to the ground.
But when the sun hits it just right during these few days in February, something truly amazing happens…
When the light hits it just right, the waterfall seems to turn to a flow of fire! This picture was taken by photographer Sangeeta Dey. The phenomenon was supposed to happen around 5:30 p.m., but once she settled into her spot among some bushes after arriving at 2 p.m., she saw the water start to glow.
Can you imagine what it would be like to see this in person? It looks like lava's flowing from the rocks. I might plan a trip just to see this next year!
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