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Breathing easy rider

Tri-City Herald
This bicyclist heeds the warnings of local health officials to wear a particulate mask while pedaling Friday in west Pasco in the smoky conditions. Poor air quality has lingered in the Mid-Columbia region as smoke from Northwest wildfires settled across the state. The air quality alert issued by the State Department of Ecology remains in effect until noon Saturday. Temperatures also are expected to drop a few degrees into the high 90s, then into the 80s on Sunday and Monday, said the National Weather Service.
This bicyclist heeds the warnings of local health officials to wear a particulate mask while pedaling Friday in west Pasco in the smoky conditions. Poor air quality has lingered in the Mid-Columbia region as smoke from Northwest wildfires settled across the state. The air quality alert issued by the State Department of Ecology remains in effect until noon Saturday. Temperatures also are expected to drop a few degrees into the high 90s, then into the 80s on Sunday and Monday, said the National Weather Service. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

This bicyclist heeds the warnings of local health officials to wear a particulate mask Friday morning while pedaling on the paved path in west Pasco in the smoky conditions.

Poor air quality has lingered in the Mid-Columbia region as smoke from Canadian wildfires settled across the state because of current wind and weather conditions.

The air quality alert issued by the State Department of Ecology remains in effect until noon Saturday.

Temperatures also are expected to drop a few degrees into the high 90s, then into the 80s on Sunday and Monday, said the National Weather Service.

This story was originally published August 11, 2017 at 5:44 PM with the headline "Breathing easy rider."

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