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Firefall over Yosemite’s El Capitan
February 21, 2012 | Fox News

This time of year in Yosemite National Park sometimes produces a unique phenomenon of illumination. The rays of the sun catch the water of Horsetail Fall at the perfect angle to make it glow like flowing lava.


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