We're just west of you and I took the opportunity to drive out to the
Leonard J. Buck Gardens with my son and go for a walk. The gardens are situated in a small, rocky gorge cut into basalt flows by the draining of Glacial Lake Passaic about 12,000 years ago. Our high temp for the day was 70°F, but it was a bit cooler in the gardens.
Peak season for the gardens is mid-spring to mid-summer, but it's beautiful year round. Unfortunately, the rains of the past week brought down most of the autumn foliage, but it was still nice.
Several people who have visited the gardens have posted videos at Youtube, if anyone is interested.
I'm sorry to hear about your heat situation,
mlewis78. If it's any consolation, when I got home from our walk I ran the dishwasher and it overflowed into the kitchen. I
think I cleared the drain blockage. I'm running it again now to see.