I was travelling across Colorado into Utah and passed through Dinosaur National Monument during late fall, a quiet time of year. I drove up to a picnic area (I'm looking at a map now) called Escalante Overlook. I got out of the truck, the only person there, and got myself some lunch and looked around. I could see the highway down below, but at that time of year there were no insects or birds, no animals, nothing, no wind. It almost hurt my ears it was so silent. It's not even like in a cave, where you can hear your own breath and echo from steps and such. It was a wide open bright cool space without a speck of noise.

SRS