The famously beautiful “firefall” in Yosemite National Park – an annual occurrence when the park’s Horsetail Fall appears to ...

Nearly a week after an upside-down American flag was seen hanging off Yosemite’s El Capitan during the park’s annual firefall event, climbers in Southern California have hung the same display off a ...

However over the last 50 years or so, flying the flag upside down has become a sign of protest. In the first well-documented instance, the US Supreme Court ruled in 1974 that a student had the right ...

A group of climbers, some who used to work for the Park Service, intended to raise awareness about how recent federal job ...

For a few weeks — always in February Horsetail Fall creates an illusion that the water is on fire.Thousands of people gather ...

The terminations at national parks and forests have left workers bewildered and worried not only for themselves but for the ...

Flying the American flag upside down is often done during times of distress or unrest. An American flag was hung upside down ...

As visitors descended on Yosemite National Park to witness its iconic “Firefall” event, an upside-down American flag was hung on a park summit to protest the ongoing federal job cuts carried out by ...

The mountainside of Yosemite National Park will appear to catch fire later this month as the viral firefall ignites in one of California's most popular tourist destinations. Photographers from around ...

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 to Feb. 21 to feed Horsetail ...

The new Peak Hours Plus program carried a $2 reservation fee and was intended to ease heavy traffic and full parking lots, especially in popular Yosemite Valley. Firefall is the nexus of that battle.

For now, people are unable to book visits from April through October. The popular Yosemite attraction "firefall" is not affected. It happens this month. Reservations are needed for people who want ...