Horsetail Fall

Beautiful. Like looking at a Horse’s Tail. From behind.

This place is beautiful.

Came on 2÷25÷2012− the day after the «last day» to see the firefall. Since it was such a dry winter, the waterfall was not really running anymore… but the rock still had splatters of water and so instead of the «fire fall» we saw a «lava rock» which was still pretty special in my opinion. =)
Best viewing: East of El Capital near the picnic area
I will try again next year! Get there early! Parking sucks so keep that in mind! Go early! Carpool or park across the loop and walk over.

If my husband weren’t so into photography, I don’t think I would have ever found out about Horsetail. This is one spot in Yosemite that doesn’t attract your average tourist, and it only gets attention one month out of the entire year. I can tell you why, but it would be much easier to read about it here:
It seems like the only people interested in capturing this phenomenon are photographers, professional and amateur. Don’t come here with a point a shoot because you will feel foolish and your camera will feel dwarfed haha. I can certainly respect the desire to capture something somewhat elusive, but it is hard to appreciate the phenomenon when it doesn’t happen (which in all likelihood is a great possibility due to uncooperative weather) and you’ve been sitting outside in 30 degree weather for hours. My husband «dragged» me here two years in row in hopes of capturing his coveted shot. The first year we had no luck at all, but just a few days ago, we saw a glimpse of something amazing. The effect is different every single time it happens, so really one can come here and, conditions willing, have a different experience every single time. Elusive, but worth it.