> Unfortunately, most of the places a Westy can get to in the continental
US, are
> not cathedral quiet.

having a Westy Syncro does help....

I read a story a few weeks ago about a guy that records
> nature sounds, and he said there are only three locations in the country
that
> are totally quiet, i.e., do not have unnatural sounds in the background.
The
> article gave the impression that those spots were a few square miles in
size,
> not like a county.

Well, I personally know of many more than a few square miles.... where I go
I don't hear even the sound of another engine in the distance for weeks at a
time.... I appreciate the article trying to make the point that quiet is
disappearing... but like many such articles it has an adjenda... and as such
a little prone to exagerate.. but I do agree... there aren't many such
places... and virtually none accessible on pavement...

> I live in Utah, which has some fairly remote areas, and I rarely have the
kind
> of quiet you describe. Same in Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
South
> Dakota, and New Mexico.

Yep... ya have to hunt for those places and be willing to drive out to the
very end of some 4wd roads.... SE Utah is one of my faviorite areas... but,
of course, I never tell exactly where :)

Bill