Another poster already commented on this, but as a German I think it is important to provide some perspective: There is next to no way to be outside of civiliz

Another poster already commented on this, but as a German I think it is important to provide some perspective: There is next to no way to be outside of civilization and basic infrastructure for more than 30min of walking. Ok, maybe it is hyperbole and it is really 1-2 hours of walking in any direction but you're honestly going to have a tough time to not run into people and infrastructure anywhere in the country. Western Europe is really dense when it comes to distance between urban areas in a way that has to feel foreign/weird for Americans. The distance between everything feels really different in the US versus Germany which either side will never fully understand or grasp until they're exposed to it in real life. I appreciated it truly for the first time when I nearly ran out of gas on Route 66 back when I was a tourist before moving to the US. The needle was at 0, I had sweaty palms like never before. In contrast, a 2 hour drive anywhere in Germany feels really long and annoying, you will certainly pass multiple major urban areas. A 7h commute in the US vs. a 8.5h commute in Germany: https://imgur.com/a/OSuzrF8 https://imgur.com/a/OSuzrF8