Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA
The Firefall. Explanation and History
$75
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Yosemite National Park, CA, Yosemite Park and Curry Co., Not dated (ca. 1941)
Tourist brochure (7 1/2" x 4"), tri-folded, expands to 7 1/2" x 12". Printed with color image of the firefall on front cover and photograph of the burn pile at top of Yosemite Valley. Fine condition.
Beginning in 1871 or 1872, the firefall from Glacier Point became a long-standing favorite tradition in Yosemite Valley, with the final Firefall occurring on January 25, 1968. Campfires built at the edge of Glacier Point, more than 3,000 feet above Yosemite Valley, were pushed over the cliff edge, creating the illusion of a waterfall made of fire. For those lucky enough to have viewed such a spectacle, lifelong memories were created.
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