Leatherman once roamed SW Connecticut and SE New York from 1858 to
1889. He traveled a 365-mile loop between the Connecticut and
Hudson rivers. Approximately every month he would repeat his
journey. The man spoke primarily with grunts or gestures and
dressed in crudely stitched leather from his hat to his shoes. The
suit was made of soft-tanned calfskin leather and weighed about
sixty pounds. He would sleep outside year-round mostly in caves
around Connecticut and New York. More information on Leatherman can
be found at this site.
The hike to a cave likely to have been one of Leatherman's
hideaways has two possible routes:
Route A (easier): follow the trail and blazes uphill from
the parking area until you reach an intersection at the
"intersection" coordinates noted below. At the intersection,
bear left and continue until you see No Trespassing signs
several hundred feet in front of you. DO NOT cross this boundary,
in fact don't go near it - instead, turn directly right and head
for the cliffs. Hug the cliffs and go toward the cache coordinates
listed at the top of the page. The trail there is clearer (with
blazes) and does not cross the boundary! Follow the satellites to
the cache page coordinates!
Route B (difficult): follow the trail and blazes uphill
from the parking area until you reach an intersection at the
"intersection" coordinates noted below. At the intersection,
bear right and continue on a less maintained, yet blazed,
steeper trail upto and onto the cliff band. Follow the trail past
the first grand view until you come to a second grand view at the
"Grand View" coordinates noted below. Here's where the fun
really starts! Please do not consider this 4.5 terrain
scramble unless with a friend who is capable of helping you if you
fall. The blazes actually go over and down the cliff in a
giant jumble of rocks and holes. Follow the blazes through the
jumble until you are on flat ground. Wait for the satellites to
catch up and go find those cache page coordinates!
At the cache page coordinates you will find written instructions
on where to find the final cache, an ammo can hidden where there is
no satellite reception! Enjoy!
Once you have found your bounty, taken in the surroundings, and
are ready to move on, you once again have a choice. Go back the way
you came or go the opposite route for either an easy or very
difficult jaunt back to the parking area. Either way the round trip
will tally a little over a mile.
