Don’t be alarmed; while it may look like this epic stream of red and orange is a trail of fire, the images below of Yosemite National Park are actually a beautiful trick of the light.<\/p>\n
The illusion, which is found at Horsetail Fall near Yosemite National Park, almost looks as if lava is gushing down the cliffs. This phenomenon is actually known as “firefall,” which appears when “the angle of the sun sets the waterfall ablaze with reds and oranges, like a fire was falling down the cliffs on the shoulder of El Capitan,” according to Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n