The "Gold Falls" is a stunning phenomenon that occurs once a year in California
A huge "fire waterfall" on Wednesday stunned photographers and nature lovers who enjoyed the view of the sun's rays reflecting on the waterfall at sunset in California's Yosemite National Park.
Each year, for a brief moment, the last rays of the day before sunset illuminate Horsestyle Falls, in a lava flow-like spectacle down El Capitan's famous cliff.
This phenomenon attracts tourists from all over the United States, and it lasts only a few minutes, and it only occurs when all the necessary conditions are met, especially those related to weather conditions, water flowing over the cliff, and the center of the Earth in relation to the sun.
"When the sun sets at the exact angle, it reflects off El Capitan," said Yosemite National Park public relations officer Scott Gediman. "It's a combination of the sun's reflection on the water, a clear sky, and the flow of water. If all these conditions are met, magic happens," he added.
California, like much of the western United States, has experienced years of drought that have had a strong effect on river levels. However, heavy rains at the beginning of the year, which caused deadly floods in parts of this western US state, raised river levels.
And the California skies returned to their usual blueness on Wednesday, allowing Yosemite Park visitors to follow the scene of the fire waterfall in the right place and time.
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