The midway at the Utah State Fair was aglow Monday evening with the lights from the many rides and attractions. Attendees enjoyed rides like the Fun Slide, the Ferris wheel, The Star Tower and the Cliff Hanger well after the sun went down. The fair continues until Sept. 16.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Fun Slide and Moby Dick light up the midway at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday evening , Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Midway at the Utah State Fair lights up as the sunsets, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Cliff Hanger and the Fun Slide light up the midway at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday evening , Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The ride Pharaoh's Fury thrills the crowd at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The ride Pharaoh's Fury thrills the crowd at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Ferris Wheel lights up the midway at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riders prepare to slide down the Big Yellow Slide, as the sun sets, at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Star Tower an the Ferris Wheel light up the night, at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Kids balloon ride, on the midway at the Utah State Fair, on a busy Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
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Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.