A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees.

An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

By Michael Levenson A small group of protesters hung an inverted American ... hoping to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service. The upside-down flag ...

Employees of Yosemite National Park hung an upside-down flag on El Capitan ... without violence and draw attention to the fact that public lands in the United States are under attack." ...

They even flew the American flag upside down off El Capitan. 1000 National Park workers were told their job was terminated on February 14. The day is now being called by some the Valentine's Day ...

They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest the recent downsizing that took place as part of the Trump ...