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The Firefall: The Yosemite Tourist Attraction That Couldn’t

The firefall was a created to entertain the crowds of Yosemite.

Aired 10/09/2018 | Rating NR

Lost LA

The Firefall: The Yosemite Tourist Attraction That Couldn’t

Clip: Season 3 Episode 1 | 4m 29sVideo has Closed Captions

The firefall was a created to entertain the crowds of Yosemite.

If the idea of a waterfall made of fire seems too good to be true, that's because it is. The firefall — which was a virtual waterfall but made of fire — was a completely artificial construct created as a gimmick using bonfire embers thrown over a cliff to entertain the crowds of Yosemite.

Aired 10/09/2018 | Rating NR

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The Stoneman Meadow Riot: Lessons of an Uprising

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Filmmaker David Vassar revisited Yosemite to film nature, but an uprising derailed plans. (6m 7s)

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