We recently logged our 5,000th smiley just outside of Gainesville, Florida. It belonged to our good friend and cacher,Obilon. It was his challenging puzzle...(CYAO Xmas 12):Country Style GC4VTM5.
We place this cache in celebration of getting 5,000. The cache is at the designated coordinates, but to be eligible for it you must have registered 5,000 smiley's or 4,999 with this being number 5,000. We will monitor and review the logs to confirm the finds.
With all this in mind the number 5,000 is important for other reasons...
01/02/09: 5,000 Port-A-Potties were deployed in Washington D.C.for an expected 4 million people at President Obama's inaguation.
Stonehenge was constructed approximately 5,000 years ago.
11/16/95: Dow Jones Industrials hit 5,000.
01/2006: Boeing rolled out it's 5,000th model 737.
Shaquille O'Neal's celebrated career is marked with 5,000 missed free throws.
2014: Ground Speak creates a new event called "Giga-Event," which has a minimum 5,000 participants.
Whatever your journey to get your 5,000 smiley, we hope it was full of fun and challenges. Good Luck with the next 5,000.