‘My throat is hurting.’ Smoke has soiled Utah’s air, causing everyone from outdoor lovers to BYU football to Tour of Utah riders to adjust.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dakota Nielsen, an apprentice lineman for Rocky Mountain Power, wears a mask while working on replacement power poles burned down along U.S. Highway 6 in the Coal Hollow Fire on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Occasionally, he can see the ash falling. "The less stuff in my lungs the better," Nielsen said. "It's been really bad."