100 Degrees of Perspiration: Hot, Hazy and Humid.
The sun sets over the Hudson River at the end of a long, oppressively hot day.
New York City is in the foreground, New Jersey is in the background, across the river.
Image: Swerz.
I was happy to see this day end, especially because I had to be out, running around in the heat.
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