I travel just over half an hour each way to work. The drive is very straight forward, 2/3 of it on the highway. It means that I have some time to sit and listen to music, or whatever. Lately I've been listening to Ray La Montangue, Tom Petty, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the CBC out of Halifax (to get the latest on what's happening in Canada). Last night I turned off the radio and just drove with the sounds of the road and the wind. On the 101 highway this wasn't particularly satisfying, since it's such a straight piece of road and without music there was no way to judge time passing (it was dark, so landmarks weren't visible).
On the twisty bits it was quite different. Sweeping through the corners and along the straights took on a different feel without the music or chatter. It was much more fun, even though I was abiding by all local traffic laws - no, really, I was. Honest, officer.
Give it a try. If you are driving on a twisty bit of road turn off the music and let yourself get into the groove of driving. It's actually quite different. If you're on the highway crank the tunes as high as they'll go because it can get mind numbingly boring on those long-straight-nothing-but-trees stretches.
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