Fire WaterfallYosemite National Park, CA, USA

Presented by Brenda

Music: Fire On The Mountain by the Marshall Tucker Band

 

 

Fire Fall Phenomenon Lights Up

Yosemite’s El Capitan 

This park was gazetted as a national park in 1890. It is world famous for its rugged terrain, waterfall and century-old pine trees.

It covers 1200 sq km and the "fire" waterfall of El Capitan is one of the most spectacular of all scenery.

The spectacular view of the waterfall is created by the reflection of sunlight hitting the falling water at a specific angle. This rare sight can only be seen at  a 2-week period towards the end of February.

To photograph this rare event, photographers would often have to wait and endure years of patience in order to capture them. The reason is because its appearance depend on a few natural phenomenon occurring at the same time and luck.

The formation of the waterfall - The water is formed by the melting of snow and ice at the top of the mountain. It melts between the month of December and January and by the end of February there might not have much snow left to melt

2nd, is the specific angle of the sun ray hitting the falling water - The sun's position must be exactly at a particular spot in the sky.

This occurs only in the month of February and at the short hours of dusk. If it is a day full of clouds or something blocking the sun, you can only take pictures of your own sorry faces on the waterfall.

It coincides with the fact that the weather in the National Park at that time of the year is often volatile and unpredictable. It compounds the difficulty of getting these pictures.

God’s promise

Sealed in color

Through out the Old Testament offerings to God were released by fire.

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Zechariah 13:9

 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.  3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.  4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:2-4 (King James Version)

14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! 16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:  17" 'In the last days, God says,       I will pour out my Spirit on all people.    Your sons and daughters will prophesy,       your young men will see visions,       your old men will dream dreams.  18Even on my servants, both men and women,       I will pour out my Spirit in those days,       and they will prophesy.  19I will show wonders in the heaven above       and signs on the earth below,       blood and fire and billows of smoke.  20The sun will be turned to darkness       and the moon to blood       before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.  21And everyone who calls       on the name of the Lord will be saved.

ACTS 2

THE END