A visitor pulls into parking specifically designated for Firefall viewing in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite ...

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To get to the scenic overlook, drivers take the Glacier Point Road, located off Wawona Road (Highway 41) about 13 miles from the Yosemite Valley or the park's south entrance. Each way will take ...

Mountain Time on the first day of March, people across the world hovered over keyboards and smartphones, ticking away the ...

Yosemite Hospitality also offers bus tours year-round, although you must make it to the park first, as all tours start in the Valley. These include a Valley Floor tour, a Glacier Point tour ...

Tourists refer to the natural phenomenon as the “firefall,” although park officials reserve that term for the days when people used to push bonfires off Glacier Point. According to Yosemite ...