Yosemite Nature Notes - 14 - Horsetail Fall

Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, the setting sun striking the waterfall creates a deep orange glow. For an audio described version of this video, go to • Yosemite Nature Notes ... .

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  • @caspermilquetoast411
    @caspermilquetoast41112 жыл бұрын

    Yosemite seems to be an open wound, revealing itself in an obvious manner making complete the totality of nature evident to the casual or impassioned observer alike. A special place that holds a cosmic event in a park full of rare environments and geology not seen anywhere else!

  • @SHADOWBLACKs650
    @SHADOWBLACKs65012 жыл бұрын

    First time I'm hearing of this,better late then never,absolutely beautiful..

  • @supersoxxy
    @supersoxxy13 жыл бұрын

    what a gift indeed! what a wonderful life experience to witness this amazing phenomenon.

  • @rupman27isback
    @rupman27isback12 жыл бұрын

    i love Yosemite! i wanna go back ther so bad

  • @motley331
    @motley3314 жыл бұрын

    God displays His majesty ....

  • @MarkGlenesk
    @MarkGlenesk13 жыл бұрын

    @5:47 Bob is the Man!! I also appreciated Bob's comments right at the end @7:36 are inspiring and show such appreciation for this unique and beautiful moment.

  • @JGuntherFoto
    @JGuntherFoto13 жыл бұрын

    Great info on a fascinating experience. I've shot it several times including the day of this video. Never anything less than stunning!

  • @ChrisCauble
    @ChrisCauble13 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful phenomenon! Nice video too!

  • @laurianni
    @laurianni12 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous.

  • @fwukaiquahundo
    @fwukaiquahundo13 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyable especially seeing myself in the video.

  • @maxwolfeee
    @maxwolfeee13 жыл бұрын

    So bright and vivid

  • @giordanidaniele
    @giordanidaniele5 жыл бұрын

    It's the most beautiful and amazing place in the heart

  • @senopah33
    @senopah3312 жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!!!!

  • @manuelacarvalho8311
    @manuelacarvalho83117 жыл бұрын

    this is amazing

  • @GeorgeTelford
    @GeorgeTelford12 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @batosato
    @batosato13 жыл бұрын

    who can hate this.. I seriously wanna now!!

  • @DirectingActor
    @DirectingActor13 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully captured in all aspects

  • @pauldingart
    @pauldingart12 жыл бұрын

    Great history of the falls!

  • @cboonsom
    @cboonsom11 жыл бұрын

    very special.

  • @robyncordell
    @robyncordell13 жыл бұрын

    6:36 thats my grandma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not even joking hahahahaha i love her! this is so funny! and horse tail falls is pretty neat too! :)

  • @MsPielady
    @MsPielady8 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful!

  • @bacharles1
    @bacharles112 жыл бұрын

    Amazing -- thanks for posting this.

  • @MisterSkitso
    @MisterSkitso12 жыл бұрын

    Inmountainlavaception!!!!!

  • @bethells5
    @bethells513 жыл бұрын

    amazing video!

  • @dianeturner40
    @dianeturner4012 жыл бұрын

    WOW!

  • @nikhilkash92
    @nikhilkash9211 жыл бұрын

    Woderful!!!

  • @4133EWvianen
    @4133EWvianen9 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!!

  • @rubyvi74
    @rubyvi7413 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video, thanks for sharing!

  • @Szemaful
    @Szemaful8 жыл бұрын

    A fantastic sight! Thank you for the experience! I warmly congratulate you on the wonderful shots! Üdözlettel: Margaret

  • @billp1955
    @billp195513 жыл бұрын

    AMAZING!!!!!!

  • @NathanKlo
    @NathanKlo13 жыл бұрын

    I'm no hippy, but I feel my life somewhat more complete after coming to the USA and seeing Yosemite NP a few years ago. I can't wait to take my two sons there when they are old enough.

  • @loisquilts
    @loisquilts13 жыл бұрын

    Nice job Steve, very enjoyable

  • @EdieHowe
    @EdieHowe13 жыл бұрын

    Once again, you nailed it, Steve. Bravo zulu!

  • @PatJ61
    @PatJ6113 жыл бұрын

    Very well done. Great video.

  • @wendyreyes3519
    @wendyreyes35198 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @JacquesArsenaultBLACKJACK
    @JacquesArsenaultBLACKJACK9 жыл бұрын

    Amazing..!!! De l'eau d'une montagne se change En différentes couleurs. Vidéo svp.!!!

  • @justinlikesme19
    @justinlikesme1910 жыл бұрын

    the best place ive ever seen :)

  • @thedougmichaels
    @thedougmichaels10 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @zippywebgenie
    @zippywebgenie13 жыл бұрын

    @kinsmed yup, it IS in the video. Two weeks in February, each year, IF there is enough water in the falls and IF there is no cloud cover at sunset.

  • @susanda9469
    @susanda94699 жыл бұрын

    what a spectacle... (I'd love to see a video of it from a different angle because I'll probably never see it in person and it's a little hard to grasp how this phenomenon works from one angle)

  • @HarryBalsak
    @HarryBalsak8 жыл бұрын

    I was there on February 20, 2016 and I think just about every photographer in California was there to shoot the falls. Traffic started backing up around 2 pm and by 5 pm, the Valley was in gridlock. I've never seen the Valley so packed, not even on a holiday weekend in summer. Prepare to battle the crowds if the falls are flowing in 2017 and you want to shoot it!

  • @PeerasakC
    @PeerasakC11 жыл бұрын

    Awesome^^

  • @jessyjeantruecrime
    @jessyjeantruecrime7 ай бұрын

  • @AKSE7
    @AKSE711 жыл бұрын

    Merci SCMB

  • @josesalvadornavarrochavez5823
    @josesalvadornavarrochavez58239 жыл бұрын

    espectacular

  • @kevinmsft
    @kevinmsft6 жыл бұрын

    That coal fire fall... what an idea (and cautionary tale) lol.

  • @LBrownco
    @LBrownco13 жыл бұрын

    @Bloodnswash I think the Firefalls is something different. The locals suggested that was something where they dumped burning logs over a waterfall.

  • @Dunkleosteus3691
    @Dunkleosteus369112 жыл бұрын

    @kakapipipupuchupa : not sure what you mean: the original firefall was a show put on for a time. I heard that the park officials decided it was creating a mess (burnt wood and blackened, scarred rocks) and not in the spirit of a natural wonder like Yosemite is meant to be. The last firefall took place Thursday, January 25, 1968.

  • @billkinca
    @billkinca13 жыл бұрын

    @kinsmed I believe that it has to do with the positioning of the sun relative to the falls. It's only at that position (range) for those two weeks.

  • @ediliolaube2303
    @ediliolaube23039 жыл бұрын

    Votoria como uma das oitavas maravilhas do mundo .

  • @pegasefov
    @pegasefov10 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @DavidLynchPersonal
    @DavidLynchPersonal13 жыл бұрын

    @DavidSLynch - answering my own question: I found out that the piano piece is by Emmett Cooke and is titled "Constant Motion". A non-commercial album of Cooke's work can be purchased at sonicoctave-dot-com

  • @Dunkleosteus3691
    @Dunkleosteus369113 жыл бұрын

    @BellaMare Yes, I think this is as close to Heaven as we mortals can experience. At least some of us are capable of understanding what Yosemite really is. My daughter is a Natural Science teacher and has guided a few groups through the park. For my first visit, my son in law and I had her as our guide. As the woman in the video says: everywhere you look, you see something beautiful and awe inspiring.

  • @mahaobo1989
    @mahaobo198910 жыл бұрын

    I'm heading to Horsetail fall this Feb. 14-17th with my girlfriend. Hope we will see the phenomena this year!!!

  • @gsun7255

    @gsun7255

    10 жыл бұрын

    Hey Kevin, any luck seeing the falls? Im heading there this weekend.

  • @blundomgalaz
    @blundomgalaz12 жыл бұрын

    întârziat :)

  • @mshayashi
    @mshayashi13 жыл бұрын

    Is this the end of the whole series? The Horsetail is really beautiful.

  • @zippywebgenie
    @zippywebgenie13 жыл бұрын

    @kinsmed I guess they made the assumption that most adult people understand that the earth's position to the sun changes a little bit each day. And, because of that, the angle of sunlight on the waterfall is right for creating that lighting effect only for those two weeks each year. The angle would be correct in August, too, but at that time, there isn't enough water in the falls.

  • @DavidLynchPersonal
    @DavidLynchPersonal13 жыл бұрын

    @kakapipipupuchupa This isn't exact, but around February 12th to 22nd, IF there is enough water flowing to create the falls and IF you catch a good clear sunset.

  • @BjarturLax
    @BjarturLax11 жыл бұрын

    It will, in the next patch

  • @Danhtran1122
    @Danhtran112212 жыл бұрын

    Instead of water fall, what happened to me was power lines right before sunset, I thought the power lines was overloaded and glowing red.

  • @GaborTakacsSkorpy
    @GaborTakacsSkorpy11 жыл бұрын

    Egy vízesés a színét a felkelő vagy lemenő naptól kapja. Mennyi fotótechnika van ott felhalmozva!!!

  • @nicdestiny
    @nicdestiny13 жыл бұрын

    I want to see this

  • @user-oi4iu8bi4m
    @user-oi4iu8bi4m11 жыл бұрын

    Which is the slow music in the clip? Thank you for answering

  • @Yoyomanmanholla
    @Yoyomanmanholla13 жыл бұрын

    @crpederson (sarcasm)is it contrived to wait until night fall to see the stars? Is it contrived to travel half way around the world to see some mountains in Yosemite? I mean it just proves people don't appreciate where they live and just visit the mountains close by to them? (/sarcams)

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed13 жыл бұрын

    @zippywebgenie Where in the video does it say WHY it needs to be those two weeks?

  • @niceash95
    @niceash957 жыл бұрын

    Hey Yose! News outlets seem to be using this video on their web pages without credit! The outreach efforts of NPS deserve better!

  • @pphillipsppp
    @pphillipsppp13 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning - as we left the park February 13, 2011, we "happened" upon it and the dozens of photographers that were waiting in hopes that it would happen and when it did they were popping wine and snapping hundreds of pictures. We were in awe, and took some video for youtube and camera/phone pictures and just felt really blessed that our timing(His timing) was impeccable that evening.

  • @LiPgLoSsGaLz
    @LiPgLoSsGaLz13 жыл бұрын

    i thought it was lava at first!

  • @kakapipipupuchupa
    @kakapipipupuchupa13 жыл бұрын

    whats the best season to get to see the firefall??

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed13 жыл бұрын

    But it is never mentioned in the video why it has to be that specific time of year.

  • @dannycena42
    @dannycena4210 жыл бұрын

    GOD TRULY IS AMAZING:)

  • @JesusChristIsLord__

    @JesusChristIsLord__

    6 жыл бұрын

    Amen to that!

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed13 жыл бұрын

    So it WASN'T mentioned why in the video?

  • @anitadekker
    @anitadekker11 жыл бұрын

    which 2 weeks in February does this occur?

  • @xray718
    @xray71813 жыл бұрын

    what is the name of the piano piece starting at 0:18?

  • @StereoBucket
    @StereoBucket12 жыл бұрын

    Notch needs to fix this glitch. Water with lava texture.

  • @fwukaiquahundo
    @fwukaiquahundo13 жыл бұрын

    @gotbuddy LOL!!

  • @elsawillin
    @elsawillin11 жыл бұрын

    C'est ça! Vite SCMB

  • @solenecado
    @solenecado9 жыл бұрын

    Se coucher moins bête ^^

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed13 жыл бұрын

    @bellestarr71 'Obvious' requires conjecture. Amount of water? Shadow? Study Stonehenge and you'll have a better idea of why it MIGHT be necessary. As a professional photographer, this is what I need to know... but was NOT mentioned in the video.

  • @chepakic
    @chepakic11 жыл бұрын

    Si toi aussi tu es là grâce à SCMB...!

  • @nampa69
    @nampa6911 жыл бұрын

    ouep scmb ça sert x)

  • @izzydaisy879
    @izzydaisy87911 жыл бұрын

    I love N Cali the redwoods, forests etc

  • @aestheslim
    @aestheslim11 жыл бұрын

    Combien de personnes sont là grâce à SCMB ?

  • @PsytexDivine
    @PsytexDivine11 жыл бұрын

    Its obviously a texture pack, the standard textures doesn't have such high resolution.

  • @IMAR0CAIN
    @IMAR0CAIN11 жыл бұрын

    JMCMB

  • @8dke8
    @8dke811 жыл бұрын

    Scmb fait faire des vue haha

  • @killer05554
    @killer0555411 жыл бұрын

    Scmb

  • @Dunkleosteus3691
    @Dunkleosteus369112 жыл бұрын

    @PhotoShopChannel : Eh, okay. I take it you have all the answers - why aren't you out there lecturing the rest of humanity instead of butting into a discussion of a TOURIST ATTRACTION? Offering unwanted "free advice" to strangers IS testing your fate, fool.

  • @lmihaig
    @lmihaig12 жыл бұрын

    nare nici un sens ce zici..

  • @RVFreeDa
    @RVFreeDa12 жыл бұрын

    WOW!

  • @TheCakeking97
    @TheCakeking9711 жыл бұрын

    Merci SCMB

  • @DavidLynchPersonal
    @DavidLynchPersonal13 жыл бұрын

    What is the piano piece and artist that starts at about 6:25??