Yosemite has winter views aplenty and the jaw-dropping Yosemite Valley wears its cloak of snow particularly well. However, the most dramatic sight of all can be seen in February, when spring winks on the horizon.

Horsetail Fall cascades over the eastern face of El Capitan and, in late February, when it's backlit by the sunset, the waterfall burns orange and looks like molten lava falling over the mountain.

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