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Several years ago I was on the road linking Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, NC. I was parked in the Chimney Tops parking area and hiking the trail up. I was well up the trail.

I did not get the quiet that I sought. I could not find the peace that I sought. I could definitely hear the gunning of engines....

What other species "destroys" the natural environment quite like humans?

Use the word "humane" as an adjective and I will think poorly of the subject of discussion.

While I have your attention, when using the phrase "biking", leave that to those who are doing the pedaling.

One more thing: if electric, vehicles are the successor to the cacophonous machines that "pollute" our environment, bring them on.