Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, United States Feb 20, 2026

Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, United States

Today we celebrate the birthday of Ansel Adams, an American photographer whose vision helped shape the world"s perception of Yosemite National Park situated in California, United States. Yosemite is renowned for its granite walls, dramatic waterfalls and striking light, all of which have inspired generations of artists. One of its most intriguing sights is the Firefall, a term that refers to two distinct events in the park"s history. For decades, visitors gathered at Glacier Point to watch an artificial Firefall, in which embers were pushed off the cliff in a glowing stream of fire.

© Jorge Villalba/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A splash of colour
Feb 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
Feb 20, 2025Red deer, Canada

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Birthplace of the Renaissance
Mar 16, 2026National Panda Day
May 18, 2024Natural History Museum, London, England
Dec 6, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
The Big Apple with a foggy topping
Ever seen garlic bloom?
Take a hike!
Mar 20, 2024Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, England
The other great barrier reef
A church atop a hill
Sep 13, 2025Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States
A large forest with 6,000 of years of history
Stars in daylight
Aug 16, 2024Roller coaster in Nagashima Spa Land, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Oct 14, 2023Ring of fire solar eclipse
Feb 7, 2024St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
A painters palette of natures hues
Apr 23, 2025Shakespeare Day
Apr 3, 2026Armbrug bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 6, 20262026 Winter Olympics
The pillar of democracy
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Oct 6, 2025Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
Dec 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Mar 19, 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
Nov 11, 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, Germany
Pick your paradise
Sep 2, 2024Rhino mother and calf, Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Jun 30, 2025Asteroid Day
Jun 14, 2025Cinque Torri, Dolomiti, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy