Yosemite Firefall
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The Yosemite Firefall was a tradition for 88 years in Yosemite National Park; it was discontinued in 1968 as part of de-emphasizing artificial attractions at the park. During the summer a large bonfire would be pushed over the edge of a cliff, appearing as a waterfall of fire. According to Fred McCauley, his father James McCauley started the tradition "in 1872 when he pushed his campfire over the Glacier Point cliff."[1]
The Firefall can be seen in the 1954 movie The Caine Mutiny when one of the naval officers goes to Yosemite for shore leave.
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