The Five Rivers Fountain of Lights is a series of five fountains that shoot water about 200 feet high and 400 feet across at the confluence of the Great Miami and Mad Rivers. These fountains have been part of the city skyline, and hundreds of photos of downtown Dayton, since 2001, when the park opened. The five streams of water, symbolizing our five regional rivers, meet in a giant center spray honoring our region’s fortunate abundance of water within the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, one of the nation’s most plentiful aquifers and the source of the fountain’s water.
This dramatic in-river feature is unique because of its innovative technology and artistic design. Sixty-foot stainless steel and aluminum spires adorn the tops of the fountain towers. These sculptural pieces of architecture reflect sunlight and create beautiful moray patterns. When night rolls in, the fountain spires are covered with 25 “intelligent” lights that can create almost every color imaginable.
To log this cache it will take a little research as well timing. You must answer the following question...
How many languages is "Peace" written in on the monument in the Peace Plaza?
And, a picture of the fountain in action will be required with the log. You do not have to be in the picture if you don't want to be, just have your GPSr in the picture. I require this picture so you get the full enjoyment for cache. The hours and details for the fountain are as follows...
Hours
Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day
The fountains operate for 10-minute intervals at the top of the hour, Mon.-Fri., 7:55 AM-10:05 PM and weekends 10:55 AM-10:05 PM. THE FOUNTAIN MAY BE DISABLED AT ANY TIME DUE TO WINDS!!!
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.
Information for this cache page was gathered from the Five Rivers Metro Parks webpage for the Fountain of lights. https://www.metroparks.org/fountain-of-lights/
Placed with permission from Five Rivers Metro Parks Permit number G05208.18