What’s in our name : Caching IDs revealed
This is the first of what may become a series of caches where the theme is caching names and their origin.
* Some caching names are the names of the cachers themselves : martin&lindabryn, or Lucymartin19
* Some arise from the cachers' interests : Charlton11 (football team), Grimsby_fan (football again)
* Some just use initials : GLS_GPS, PPRDG0
* Some refer to where they are from : Woking Wonders, Kings Hill Cachers
* Some are derived from nicknames : froggie02, deepdiggingmole
(all named cachers gave permission for their caching names to be used)
There are many other reasons as to why caching IDs are chosen – if you wish to share where your caching ID has come from / why you chose it then please add another cache to this potential series - it can be any type of cache but the cache name must be of the same format “What’s in our Name : insert your caching ID here” ***
Deepdiggingmole
As you can see with our caching ID – this has been derived from a nickname – MOLE.
This was a nickname Tim had from way back, 1988 in fact, when he was working at a school as a residential care worker. After 4 years he found himself elected to sit on the board of governors and as a joke one of the teaching staff decided that there was now a ‘spy in the camp’ and gave Tim the nickname ‘Mole’ and this has stuck with him ever since. So when he discovered Geocaching in 2004 and was required to create an ID on the site it was inevitable that the name was going to include the word ‘mole’ – so having read up on what this ‘geocaching’ was all about and what it involved, the ID deepdiggingmole was formed.
The avatar on the site was taken from an idea of a picture drawn by a friend – originally there was a walking stick in Mole’s hand, but this was changed into a spade to be in-keeping with the name and the game, though it was very quickly discovered that digging with spades was a no-no in this hobby – however Tim and Viv discovered digging around in hedges and at the base of trees became a common occurrence.
‘ddm’ (as they became to be known and what was written as logsheets got smaller) soon got involved in puzzle solving and digging round the internet became a common thing especially on rainy days. Often with the more complex puzzles this digging was quite deep – several taking days if not weeks to finally get the green light on checkers. So the name has lived up to itself many times over.
So we discover from the internet the following relating to the three words :- Deep, Digging and Mole
DEEP – pronunciation /diːp/ - ADJECTIVE
- Extending far down from the top or surface. ‘a deep gorge’
- Extending or situated far in from the outer edge or surface. ‘a deep alcove’
- predicative (after a measurement and in questions) extending a specified distance from the top, surface, or outer edge. ‘the well was 200 feet deep’
- in combination As far up or down as a specified point. ‘The wall was 5 foot deep from the edge of the road’
- predicative In a specified number of ranks one behind another. in combination ‘they were standing three-deep at the bar’
- Taking in or giving out a lot of air. ‘she took a deep breath’
- Cricket (of a fielding position) relatively distant from the batsman; near the boundary. ‘deep midwicket’
- (in ball games) to or from a position far down or across the field. ‘a deep cross from Neill’
- In Geocaching - the extent to which a search is made ‘They looked deep into the hedge’
DIGGING – pronunciation /dɪɡɪŋ/ - VERB
- With object Excavate (an archaeological site) ‘apart from digging a site, recording evidence is important’
- No object, with adverbial Search or rummage in a specified place. ‘Catherine dug into her handbag and produced her card’
- No object Engage in research; conduct an investigation. ‘he had no compunction about digging into her private affairs’
- In Geocaching - what you sometimes have to do with puzzle caches ‘We kept digging around the source code until we found the clue we needed’
MOLE - pronunciation /məʊl/ - NOUN
- A small burrowing mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and very small eyes, feeding mainly on worms, grubs, and other invertebrates.
Family Talpidae: several genera and species, including the European mole (Talpa europaea) ‘The fur of a mole is velvety and can lie equally well in any direction, which allows easy movement in the burrows backward as well as forwards.’
- A spy who gradually achieves an important position within the security defences of a country. ‘a well-placed mole was feeding them the names of operatives’
- Someone within an organization who anonymously betrays confidential information. ‘the company is hunting for the mole who revealed details of planned job cuts’
- In Geocaching - the nickname of the male cacher who owns this cache ‘ Tim's nickname was ‘Mole’ and that is where his caching ID originated ’
OK – so this is a puzzle cache - the cache is obviously not at the published co-ords but with the information above you should be able to solve the puzzle.
Be advised, not all is what it seems and don’t ignore your instinct. What you think is wrong might be right (and probably is)
**Please note :- it would appear the tool in the geocaching toolbox stopped working for a while though currently back up and running - other cipher sites with the required tool were also sketchy - however the official (not geocaching related) site will work **
We have put the 'special tool' attribute there for a reason - a screwdriver or even a key will do the job - but this is to aid getting access to the logsheet -
As with all our puzzle caches - they are there to be found - we are happy to give nudges and hints if you contact us via the messaging system - please do not discuss these or give away the solutions as this reduces the fun for others and could also reduce the difficulty level
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