Marilyn's Photos - Feb 20 2026 - Yosemite Horsetail Fall
Seeing Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall now is complicated with permits and restrictions.
And then recommendations: “From mid to late February, the waterfall begins to light up 5 to 15 minutes before sunset. However, you should plan to invest several hours to get to the right place in time.” That would be referring to “you” in the thousands.
No reservations for 2026, so I guess it will be a Photographers Shove-Fest. That’s because it is an alignment of sun, waterfall and the Viewer.
Alternatively, we can sign into one of the webcams - such as the El Capitan Webcam to check the water flow in Horsetail Fall before you make the trip. That’s funny for us here in Niagara to think that would be useful. At the same time, we get to see what’s going on for ourselves with many webcams positioned around Yosemite. The webcams are all HERE.
Some of those thousands jostling for a view will get to stand where Galen Rowell stood when he took the first photo that was published and revealed the astonishing phenomenon. Ansel Adams got the photograph earlier - but it was in monochrome - too bad.
So it has only been since 1973 that we have had this marvel available to us through photography. Here it is. Doesn’t it look like lava or fire!
And the second photo is just one of many of his that brings home the reason why Yosemite has been a sacred place since humans have experienced it. John Muir referred to it as a sacred temple. Lincoln protected it in 1864, the first time the U.S. government protected land.
We can marvel at the every-day reflections. Here’s Main Street Grimsby with the red light reflected on the wet pavement, giving a shimmering effect. Not Yosemite, but a little reminder there are beautiful things all around us every day.
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