User:Turfel

Hello! Welcome to my user page. Kithira got me interested in Wikipedia and finally convinced me to start editing in May of 2015! I'm interested in plants, New Zealand, Minnesota, State Parks, and figure skating, but you'll see all that in my userboxes down below. If you have questions or comments I'd be happy to chat.

Parks

National Parks

United States

	National Park	Location	Info	Highlights
	Badlands National Park	South Dakota	• Established: 1978 • Area: 379.3 mi² • Visitors: 868,094	• Badlands rock formations • Bison • Grass prairie
	Glacier National Park	Montana	• Established: 1910 • Area: 1,583 mi² • Visitors: 2,338,528	• National Heritage Site (1995) • Idyllic mountains and lakes • Mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and other cool critters • The Going-to-the-Sun Road • Logan Pass/continental divide
	Mount Rainier National Park	Washington	• Established: 1899 • Area: 369 mi² • Visitors: 1,264,259	• Mount Rainier • Emmons Glacier and Carbon Glacier • National Historic Landmark (1997) • First National Forest to be made into a National Park • 97% Wilderness Area
	Shenandoah National Park	Virginia	• Established: 1935 • Area: 311.2 mi² • Visitors: 1,209,883	• Blue Ridge Mountains • The winding Shenandoah River • Skyline Drive • Many waterfalls • Funky-looking millipede creatures
	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	North Dakota	• Established: 1978 • Area: 110.1 mi² • Visitors: 559,580	• Bison, horses, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and various other neat critters • Medora • Theodore Roosevelt history
	Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming, Montana, Idaho	• Established: 1872 • Area: 3,468 mi² • Visitors: 3,513,484	• World Heritage Site (1978) • First National Park • Yellowstone Falls • Grand Prismatic Spring • Old Faithful Geyser • Mammoth Hot Springs • Abundant, diverse wildlife including bison and grizzly bears
	Yosemite National Park	California	• Established: 1890 • Area: 1,168 mi² • Visitors: 3,882,642	• World Heritage Site (1984) • Third National Park • Half Dome • El Capitan • Sequoia groves • Waterfalls, cliffs, and scenic views

New Zealand

	National Park	Location	Info	Details
	Abel Tasman National Park	Tasman	• Established: 1942 • Area: 225 km²	• Contains the Abel Tasman Coast Track, one of New Zealand's Great Walks • New Zealand's smallest National Park • Popular spot for its scenic beaches and sea kayaking
	Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park	Canterbury	• Established: 1953 • Area: 707 km²	• Large portion of International Dark Sky Reserve (2012) • Contains tallest mountain in New Zealand • Part of Te Wahipounamu South Westland World Heritage Site • Many tall mountains, huge glaciers, and stunning views
	Arthur's Pass National Park	Canterbury	• Established: 1929 • Area: 1143 km²	• Crossed by the TranzAlpine railway • Connects Canterbury to the east with the West Coast • Located at the heart of the Southern Alps
	Fiordland National Park	Southland	• Established: 1952 • Area: 12,500 km²	• New Zealand's largest National Park • Contains three New Zealand Great Walks: Kepler Track, Milford Track, and Routeburn Track • Significant part of Te Wahipounamu South Westland World Heritage Site • Glacier-formed topography, including Mitre Peak, Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound, as well as diverse wildlife
	Mount Aspiring National Park	West Coast	• Established: 1964 • Area: 3555 km²	• Contains the Great Walk Routeburn Track • On the "great divide" of the Southern Alps • Third largest National Park in New Zealand • Formed through glaciation • Film location for Isengard
	Tongariro National Park	Manawatu-Wanganui	• Established: 1887 • Area: 796 km²	• Famous for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, part of the longer Tongariro Northern Circuit, a Great Walk • Contains three volcanoes: Mount Tongariro, Mount Ngauruhoe, and Mount Ruapehu, all of great importance to the Maori • World Heritage Site (1990) • Home to Whakapapa Village and ski fields •Mordor, as well as other bits of Middle Earth
	Westland Tai Poutini National Park	West Coast	• Established: 1960 • Area: 1175 km²	• Features Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier, which move up to four meters a day • Abundant birds, including kea, kererū, and New Zealand fantail • Lots of rain! Lovely green, lush vegetation

State Parks

Minnesota

	State Park	Info	Highlights
	Afton State Park	• Established: 1969 • Area: 16,000 acres • Location: Afton, Washington County	• On the St. Croix River • Prairie and oak savanna • 20 miles of hiking trails • 20 miles from downtown St. Paul

Virginia

	State Park	Info	Highlights
	Caledon State Park	• Established: 1974 • Area: 2,579 acres	• Habitat for bald eagles • Supposedly good spot to find shark teeth • Picnic spot overlooking the Potomac.
	Mason Neck State Park	• Established: 1967 • Area: 1,814 acres	• Habitat for bald eagles • Compact, easy trails • Visitors' Center with kid's room and exhibits.

My Travels

United States		New Zealand
	California		Auckland
	Connecticut		Bay of Plenty
	Delaware		Canterbury
	Georgia		Manawatu-Wanganui
	Idaho		Marlborough
	Illinois		Nelson
	Indiana		Otago
	Iowa		Southland
	Kansas		Taranaki
	Maine		Tasman
	Maryland		Waikato
	Massachusetts		Wellington
	Michigan		West Coast
	Minnesota	Canada
	Missouri		Alberta
	Montana		Ontario
	Nebraska	Fiji
	New Hampshire		Ba
	New Jersey		Yasawa Islands
	New York	Mexico
	North Dakota		Tamaulipas
	Ohio
	Oklahoma
	Pennsylvania
	Rhode Island
	South Dakota
	Texas
	Vermont
	Virginia
	Washington
	Washington, D.C.
	West Virginia
	Wisconsin
	Wyoming

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Travel

This user has visited or driven through 33 of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.33 5This user has visited 5 of the 205 countries in the world. This user has already left every hemisphere. This user has visited 2 of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.2

This user has visited Mexico. This user has visited Oceania. This user is interested in New Zealand. This user lives near boreal forest.

This user has visited Badlands National Park in South Dakota, USA This user has visited Glacier National Park in Montana, USA This user has visited Mt Rainier Nat'l Park in Washington, USA This user lives near temperate broadleaf forest.

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This user has visited Yosemite National Park in California, USA This user has visited Mt.Rushmore Nat'l Mem'l in South Dakota, USA

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42This user knows that the answer is 42. This user thinks the dress is white and gold! WThis user attends or attended Williams College. JHUThis user attends or attended Johns Hopkins University

...and Userboxen

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