{"product_id":"yosemite-california-holiday-ornament-horsetail-firefall","title":"Yosemite California Holiday Ornament - Horsetail Firefall","description":"\u003c!-- Yosemite California Holiday Ornament - Horsetail Firefall | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 415: R1 15\/25 (60.0%); R2 10\/24 (41.7%); two-run 25\/49 (51.0%) | Keywords meta: 25 measured | Embedded in visible text: 10 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thin waterfall on a sheer granite face lit orange by the setting sun so it looks like falling fire, pines below and an evening sky. Horsetail Fall in February.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor about two weeks every February, if the sky is clear and the fall is running, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall on the east face of El Capitan at an angle that turns the water the color of lava. Photographers line the valley road for it. The park once made a real firefall by pushing embers off a cliff every summer night; the natural one outlasted it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe man-made firefall ran from 1872 to 1968. The natural one has been happening forever and was noticed only when someone photographed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural event you have to know the date for is the kind of thing a Yosemite regular hangs on the tree. The orange fall is the color; the rest is granite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorsetail Fall on El Capitan turns to fire for two weeks every Yosemite February, the Yosemite firefall that photographers wait all year for. This waterfall ornament is a Yosemite Christmas ornament and national park ornament, a Yosemite National Park souvenir and piece of Yosemite history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Yosemite ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses Yosemite most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/yosemite-ca-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\"\u003eMore Yosemite Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display:none!important\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"el capitan, yosemite national park, horsetail fall, firefall yosemite, yosemite february, yosemite firefall, yosemite history, california ornament, christmas in yosemite, horsetail fall firefall, national park ornament, yosemite christmas, yosemite christmas ornament, yosemite christmas ornaments, yosemite gifts, yosemite national park history, yosemite national park ornament, yosemite ornament, yosemite ornaments, yosemite souvenir, yosemite souvenirs, el capitan gift, el capitan history, waterfall ornament, yosemite national park gift\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"horsetail fall\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"yosemite firefall\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"firefall yosemite\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"el capitan\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"yosemite national park ornament\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"national park ornament\"\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@graph\": [{\"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\", \"itemListElement\": [{\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"Crystal Glass Town Ornaments\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"name\": \"Yosemite California Holiday Ornament - Horsetail Firefall\"}]}, {\"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"When is the Yosemite firefall?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The natural firefall happens for about two weeks in mid to late February, when the setting sun lights Horsetail Fall on the east face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is this a good Yosemite souvenir or Christmas gift?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. It is a Yosemite Christmas ornament built on one true local story, made for people from Yosemite and people who love it. 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