Why did they stop the Yosemite firefall?
Hipcamp staff
The original, artificial Yosemite firefall was officially extinguished in 1968 after Yosemite National Park director George Hertzog declared that the tradition was too gimmicky and artificial for a national park. Herzog was also concerned about the environmental impact of the enormous crowds that came to behold the firefall.
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