I guess everyone's idea of connecting with nature is different and is relative to their situation. For some driving with your windows down isnt much of a connection with nature.

I was thinking driving into work this morning... connecting with nature is important to me, not a decision as far as I can tell. Anyway so I drive around a lot with my windows down, if they are only cracked. I'd rather have the windows down with the heat / air on than to not have them down just for the white noise and some fresh air hitting me in the face. This was on my mind b/c driving home yesterday I was getting rain on my face. Anyway I got to thinking about most other people around me say at work or home even I guess. They don't roll the window down at all. Their most likely only connection with nature throughout the day/week is driving in their car... to get somewhere to go indoors... and they don't even roll the window down.