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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
This isn't a pic I took, rather an old pic of the fire fall when they used to push burning wood embers over Glacier Point. I was privileged to witness it a couple of times as a kid in the '50s.
The Yosemite Firefall was a summer time event that began in 1872 and continued for almost a century, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet below. From a distance it appeared as a glowing waterfall. The owners of the Glacier Point Hotel conducted the firefall. History has it that David Curry, founder of Curry Village, would stand at the base of the fall, and yell "Let the fire fall," each night as a signal to start pushing the embers over.
Firefall ended in January 1968, when the National Park Service ordered it to stop because the overwhelming number of visitors that it attracted trampled meadows to see it, and because it was not a natural event. NPS wanted to preserve the Valley, returning it to its natural state. The Glacier Point Hotel was destroyed by fire one year later and was not rebuilt.
The Firefalls were performed at 9 p.m. seven nights a week as the final act of a performance at Camp Curry.[ |
Due to the amount of people visiting in the summer, you can see the meadow being trample to death. We were just up there about a months ago. The snow in the valley was beautiful. Best thing was, no one to fight with skiing up at Badger Pass. Yosemite is truly an amazing place. Now, I would love to see its sister parks in China, Haungshun and Jiuzhaigou national Parks. One day.
Dave, I know nothing about taking photos but those pics are beautiful. I like how you accented Half Dome. I don't know how its done, but very cool.