Want to See the Firefall? Here’s Where to Go
Every year, during the month of Februrary the setting sun is at such an angle that it illuminates the east buttress of El Capitan. Sometimes, if you’re in the right spot at those times the sunlight seems to light the seasonal waterfall of Horsetail Creek on fire. Most everyone has heard this story and is familiar with the beautiful shot made by Galen Rowell in 1973.
Normally the best places to catch this event are the El Capitan Picnic Area or the Concessionaires Woodlot as Galen Rowell did but this year the recent rock slide off Middle Brother have closed the section of road leading to both areas. Don’t sweat it though, Edie has made a really cool map and posted it on Flickr of some other possible locations and the proof they’re good is in her photos.
Graphic by Edie Howe-Byrne of Little Red Tent.net
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February 5th, 2008 22:03
I’ve made the kml file for Google Earth available. Enjoy!
Edie
February 6th, 2008 16:29
Heading there in two weeks, has anyone seen any water flowing over the falls?