I knew it was a long shot. I tried to see Yosemite's firefall anyway. FacebookTwitterEmail Yosemite's firefall, captured on Feb. 7, 2021.Courtesy of Nam Ing I wasn’t planning this year to see Yosemite’s National Park’s firefall, a natural phenomenon during which the rays of the setting sun illuminate Horsetail Fall in fire-red, orange and golden hues. Reservations would be hard to come by, I knew, and lines would be long, parking lots would be full and crowds of photographers would be annoying (or even deadly). Oh, and if it got cloudy or the waterfall went dry, there would be nothing to see.