About 40 years ago, my brother, Mark, brought me out here to explore a cave. It was, and is, still known as 
Devil’s Den. As usual, while he explored, I waited outside “just in case I needed to call for help” as he phrased it. Well, fast forward to just a few months ago when he and I went exploring Gungywamp in Groton, CT. While there, we met some people who are interested in peculiar places and interesting rock formations. Mark told them of this place, and we exchanged contact information to let them know when I found it. It did take a while, and my husband was actually the one to make the find. I probably would have, but a tree nearby and right above where this cache is placed distracted me.
At this point, you may be wondering why the cache is called Spider’s Lair instead of Devil’s Den. Well, most people who know me, know that I am terrified of spiders. Basically, I have an unnatural fear which has been lessening since geocaching. Last weekend, when I led the seekers to the Devil’s Den, I did not intend on going inside due to spiders. Since it was so cold, supposedly there weren’t any. So, inside I went. The other people who went in before me are much taller and wanted to see the next room that was further back but couldn’t quite fit through the narrow opening. So I volunteered to try, and as I was wiggling my way under the rocks, a spider came down to check me out. Needless to say, internal terror began creeping its way inside me, but I did manage to get some pictures, although I did not make it past the spider. After I was out, safe and sound, I couldn’t find my Garmin. There was only one possibility- it fell out of my pocket so I had to go back. Right under the spider, just before the third room, the Garmin was waiting. I quickly grabbed it, thanked Spidey for keeping it safe, and hightailed it out of there.
The D/T is based on a couple factors. The terrain is mostly a bushwhack but there are trails. It is tough to follow them due to leaf cover. It is a bit easier to navigate if you follow the river bed up until it makes a sharp turn to the left and goes uphill. Don’t take the left, continue up and a bit to the right. The difficulty is due to the fact that it was really tough to get solid coordinates due to all the rocks. The final reading showed it as accurate to 9 ft. Hopefully that brings you close enough.