It is simply unreasonable to expect one to find peace and quiet in a
destination as popular as the Grand Canyon. There is no shortage of truly
peaceful and quiet places in the US where people seeking that can go.
Trying to turn the Grand Canyon into that is not reasonable.

It is possible to drive ten (or 50, or 100) miles out of Iowa City, on
a beautiful late summer day, find an unused dirt road, park your car,
and walk deep into a corn field -- just like in the movie "Field of
Dreams".

You may then sit down in the blessed shade of 10-foot tall corn, open a
cold pop, and listen to the wind blowing in the tassles. For those
brief, wonderful moments, you will hear the blood pumping in your
veins, and not much else -- and you won't have to interact with anyone.


You will, in fact, be surrounded by 5000 square miles of corn, in
absolute, complete isolation.

The view isn't great, but it's wonderful, nonetheless.

But I wouldn't be so foolish as to demand that kind of auditory
experience at one of the most popular national parks in the world. How
rude!

(And what's REALLY amazing, and sooooo typical, is that overflight
opponents are trying to frame the debate, and pervert the argument, so
that anyone who opposes them looks rude!!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"