- Oct 22, 2014
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IT IS HAPPENING... FIRE and WATER mixing together in Yosemite National Park, CA
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I'm so old I remember camping in Yosemite Valley and watching the "Fire Falls" as they pushed an actual bonfire over the cliffs.
- Oct 22, 2014
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Laser optics.
A dash of science, and a touch of magic.
-Will
TIR (Total Internal Reflection).
A dash of science, and a touch of magic.
-Will
- Oct 22, 2014
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There is a bit of history associated with Fire and Water falling from the monolithic peaks at Yosemite. It started as far back as
1871, before Yosemite became a national park.
1871, before Yosemite became a national park.
The Yosemite Firefall was a summertime event in which burning embers were pushed from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. In January 1968, director George B. Hartzog of the Park Service ordered the Firefall be discontinued on the grounds that such a man-made event was inconsistent with the Service's mission to encourage appreciation of natural wonders.
This event has been replaced by viewing Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in February, when the setting sun illuminates the waterfall, casting a warm, fiery glow that resembles a cascade of fire.
