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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

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National Parks

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United States

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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

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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

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Minnesota

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State Park Info Highlights
Afton State Park trail 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

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State Park Info Highlights
Caledon State Park (7987014596) 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 - pathway 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

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

Userboxen

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Booxen

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This user enjoys reading almost anything.
This user enjoys reading mysteries.
This user reads science fiction.
This user enjoys reading historical fiction.
This user enjoys the works of
J. R. R. Tolkien.
This user has read 10 of William Shakespeare's plays.
Quoth this user, "Nevermore."
TO BLAVEThis user has fallen for one of the classic blunders.
This user has or has yet to Journey to the Center of the Earth.
TKAMThis user knows it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.
This user has visited Narnia.
MThis user is a muggle.
This user has been There and Back Again.
This user stole the Precious. It's ours and we want it!
ND This user loves the Nancy Drew books.
Big Brother is watching this user.
Redwall This user is a resident of
Redwall Abbey.

Travel

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This user has visited or driven through 33 of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.33

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This 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.
This user has visited
Shenandoah Nat'l Park
in Virginia, USA
This user has visited
Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park in N.Dakota, USA
This user has visited
Voyageurs Nat'l Park
in Minnesota, USA
This user has visited
Yosemite National Park
in California, USA
This user has visited
Mt.Rushmore Nat'l Mem'l
in South Dakota, USA

Movies/TV

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This user watches Netflix
If this user has to lie, steal, cheat or kill, as God is this user's witness, this user will never go hungry again!
This user likes Pixar and its films.
This user is serious. And don't call them "Shirley".
Clue This user killed Yvette. This user hated her... so... much... It- It... the f-- It... Flame... Flames. Flames... On the side of my face... Breathing... Breathle-- Heaving breaths... Heaving...
Save FerrisThis user is on their ninth sick day.
This user had a flux capacitor seized by the FBI.
• HG •Wishing you Happy Hunger Games: May the odds be ever in your favor.
LOTR This user loves The Lord of the Rings, both the books and the films.
This user was the learner, but now is the master
This user likes the BBC.
This user thinks that Lucy has a lot of 'splainin' to do.
This user is a fan of
Little House on the Prairie.
This user is a fan of
The West Wing.
VegThis user likes to talk to tomatoes
TZThis user was once trapped in
The Twilight Zone.
PEE-WEEThis user said the Secret Word.
This user DOES NOT live in a pineapple under the sea.
This user enjoyed watching Planet Earth.
This user has heard it both ways.
This user causes chandeliers to fall from the ceiling when they are angry
JThis user loves their
Coat Of Many Colors.


Hobbies

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This user loves to go camping.
This user enjoys ice skating.
This user enjoys kayaking.
This user is a bicyclist.
This user is happy.

Gamesen

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TwisterThis user enjoys playing Twister.
This user likes jigsaw puzzles
You just lost The Game.
I think it's David...This user enjoys playing Guess Who?.
S1This user is a Scrabble player.
This user enjoys playing card games.
This user just sank your battleship.

Interests

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This user really enjoys dark and stormy nights.
This user is a bibliophile.
This user enjoys writing.
This user enjoys hiking.
This user enjoys backpacking.
This user is a birder.
This user enjoys canoeing.
This user is a Naturalist.
This user has loved camping all his life. Forests are the good and happy place.
This user enjoys fishing.
This user loves to ice skate with friends
This user likes shiny, spinny, and/or translucent objects.
This user enjoys walking.
This user enjoys singing.
This user takes photographs with Canon equipment
This user is interested in
Rivers and Watercourses
This user loves knowledge.
BLAHThis user is interested in linguistics and etymology.
This user is interested in literature.
This user enjoys drawing.
This user enjoys scrapbooking.
This user enjoys pottery.
This user enjoys origami.
This user is addicted to The Tape of Life.
This user is interested in
Mountains.
This user likes to crochet.
This user likes to do embroidery.
This user enjoys knitting.
This user enjoys quilting.
This user is a lace-maker.
This user is interested in
Botany.
This user is interested in identifying wildflowers


This user is interested in
science.
This user has been tested and is a Certified Nerd.
Don't worry, Pluto, I'm not a planet either.
This user is interested in Biology.
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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This user likes or is interested in userboxes and loves to collect them.
This user needs more userboxes. MORE, I tell you, more!!! Muhahaha!
This user likes to use redundant userboxes that are redundant.
ubx-5This user uses entirely too many userboxes.
{{!!!}}This user over-uses userboxes.
Too many userboxesThis user may have too many userboxes ... nah, no way!!
One can never have too many
userboxes.
This user has been using userboxes for too long and constantly refers to herself as "this user".
This user prefers using userboxes to fill up their user page instead of actually writing something useful.
-xenThis user believes that userbox should always be pluralised userboxen, and thinks that this is one of the most important and exciting issues of our time.

User:Turfel/Userboxen