As I have referenced in a few other posts, I made a long trip to Las Vegas this summer to do a bit of fashion exploration and photography practice. Upon returning to Portland I was immersed in summer school so I placed my photos aside for another day. I suppose today is as good a day as any to bestow upon you the photographic evidence of decrepit Las Vegas. I hate it there so much I only go several times a year.
I have been impressed with recent developments in smoke fan and ventilation technology, as the casinos have been not nearly as hazy and stale as they have been in the past. I honestly did not mind spending hours wandering the shops because the ventilation was good, my asthma medication was good, and, well, it was 117 degrees outside. Literally. A vast difference from the weather in Portland as of late.
After a few days, I ventured outside for pool time, armed with gallons of water and SPF 15. Gazing through my sunglasses, I saw a haze I wasn't used to outside of my neighborhood: endless smoke. At first I assumed the casino ventilation fans were extremely efficient to the point the outdoors were now more smoky than the indoors. After a few moments, I let my intelligence creep in for a moment and realized the smoke was coming from a massive wildfire to the west of town. The following pictures are of Las Vegas and the wildfire smoke at the end of June 2013 through the beginning of July 2013. Click on them to view in large format.
![Smoky Las Vegas panoramic shot las Vegas from the east during July 2013 wildfires](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-9TyQMnUMBHX0lwCRG42yYcUYQhfLE7o1ul5FuBqzn_kJVafEUPzdtYCC8wFxBOavV3zwmyP8V9gwUHX7h0x2n3fbbkp9-KbBvuu3wfCu8nMntewdAZ6AHw7kDSMn_4Zb812bh8O6Htz/s1600/vegas+panoramic.JPG) |
Hazy skyline. Those aren't rain clouds. |
![Las Vegas smoky sunset. The Cosmopolitan and City Center](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnRhafFTETZkQyZAuKJVaDfzrO7ObdFo4tLF11_qRqYZoa557AakQz_gVl0Qy8uvFXtoEVtcuF2nIHRj7Ec6EqJ7Z8zE_vTaq0Cp5sX_UBv9iKAtgdiDdmtOFBLLgdHJbtbL7hK_AiJau/s1600/Night+cosmo+pan.JPG) |
Smoky sunset. |
![Las Vegas smoke column Hilton Vacations tower with smoke column](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JR04s_KiDzV3KT46QsF2CLi5GplqCpo0A2G7_Kg8HPPy292OolUo4Ii7A22lRRzAUTF04aHpsqXBD8vVnc72xrfo03sMVPdevn1e1Ppn5Ua34W4tkFfIoHHtwY3DmorPWWA2l8sYeWEg/s1600/vegas+3.JPG) |
Triangular smoke face. |
![Las Vegas strip view of north Smoky twilight view of North Las Vegas Strip July 2013](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEgUj9JIW7YqnxmAxiHQ-dsq6DOnV3eTtFA554Em3oXX6G4TqpUtihU6PXrfk-YlAyI-uoiLS-czNP5XrGtN4_Lk2A4Rkj5e0RfUhuV3fiZ1t4_9dMbxKhTMb4nyFEhYXr5Jazqci2QB9/s1600/vegas+4.JPG) |
North Strip. |
![Mid Strip Construction The base of one of the new Vegas observation wheels](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdFpgaUUE63AXbdq335IsyNCcKde_bQHOdaBxni9HnEol7RMcyOeMg71Sdrs3cdU45Uv6KAbIxRcN9GoPZJ9XiUW3McTv29ohKp2G8ed-uzYAGLY5Yxs0titfiRWGlqEL_qcWKGX53k52/s1600/vegas+5.JPG) |
Early construction of one of the many new rides/observation wheels/vomit inducers. |
![Large smoke column with beams Sunbeams stream from behind Las Vegas smoke.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZE4kuDPpAiKOkvz5vE1NQW9O7lU_0uzSAlu3vBQjgCkJPc-3nsXughRv8iL2Cm3yJur4zdFJ66lmddOqoM016Bdq7RLdrjJBk7ATiot0Vprlnn093ddp26zrLkDKKe1RJuImdOMjBZRa/s1600/vegas+6.JPG) |
Another day, another smoke column. |
![Smoke close up Close shot of Las Vegas smoke column with beams July 2013](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaXPaE9SlE_HSeqaS_pmgaAfVYBPsgxnDIIvOy2RqWg4AbL5JuoiReRpSHx-N_N6LlV9R_0vNxqaQBLrMBJfpwEuHbhjpJ1CY1kwbJUqzp5RHpYhMyuHCeYX70ihK3VY7SZjNSYK-UWIP/s1600/vegas+7.JPG) |
Smoke close-up. |
![Smoke column with fire glow Wildfire in Las Vegas July 2013, smoke column with fire glow.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfWjX7MCeB49PriymfNlKy1k4ys2Su2YzPoSa_VAi75928_DsJRYeCQ37I2vVizbOmG8gK4AxsQTCeHRv5TUmO9dLsDDv1tBS3XUK5b5AIPxkYYtBduQB1jyHUFxtBkYGt5YhUhIAzOPO/s1600/vegas+8.JPG) |
It moved. |
![Smoke swirls at sunset. Las Vegas sunset with color and smoke](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg8roZnQlDX26WX6wHuRkax2s2fQi6apSrVrZzNmStTrRtkvH_QRVwygKNZL19bFZTbkql51aGuDGPGh1wiWk-PvwlN50gVmeZrR_A-eXYG6hJ-ttgSjzHHTtdnmUnO12wKCIevZhyhls/s1600/vegas+9.JPG) |
Swirls at sunset. |
![Smoky sunset Sun behind smoke at Las Vegas sunset](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nF50_0XNHQBvRxiq8XFlGEy1L7sUd2YNG0HpC8NN4XRGdsThHsOJQpNYqUi9W040Ln_NhBHT2MjS15T6-G7nuB8xA6klFS-SOKQ9bBM74KRXqqGY4VSMezpQEwR8cZh8YmV5ATEybEHC/s1600/vegas+10.JPG) |
Sometimes it's okay to stare at the sun. |
![Sun up close Closer shot of sun behind smoke Las Vegas 2013](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKd8-MF3_kgsanlNVefI5kUB2wEuZpO5ikePJTRaptOUOevc6EX_8QMzH6_TmItx_cAcW6y0wCCVnIHLsV2j0W3b7GSJce7iazddEFYiIzysmZqttQ_r8bUbaxxGiVK2ktkraUd8gKgt1N/s1600/vegas+11.JPG) |
Sun up close. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1-yZJPFW4zxlovY_onbvUqFCFG9z9E8Vj46tax23v8VJZAadqWBcJ4VMpebGmOLYD370N16zhJwOW8xRUwDuLAKg231Toep5dU_UKYmyz91UKmEdAbu1bwNmokJ7ObNVPb0Z-tFzXvZD/s1600/vegas+12.JPG) |
Thicker smoke now than in the other construction shot. |
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