While living far from civilization at "Cold River City—Population one," Noah John Rondeau, the original Adirondack Hermit, wrote daily diary entries to document his experience. To conceal incriminating information from "snooping game protectors" he developed an enigmatic code that was said to resemble the "footprints of an inebriated hen." In 1946, Rondeau wrote his entire journal in code, making it the most mysterious of all. Attempts to break the code all ended in failure until David Greene discovered a key and shared his findings with author William J. O’Hern. Noah John Rondeau’s Adirondack Wilderness Days—A Year with the Hermit of Cold River Flow, tells the story of how the code was broken and then reveals the real story of a fun-loving hermit thriving in the wilderness. In addition to Rondeau’s decoded journal entries, letters, photographs and reminiscences from friends who visited him complete the story of the misunderstood recluse. Why did Noah create the code? What secrets does it contain? Learn the answers in Noah John Rondeau’s Adirondack Wilderness Days. Features over 135 vintage photographs and illustrations! Just terrific stuff. This is a well-written, well-edited, handsome, first-class book in every way, right down, with sharp design and crisp typography. There are scores of terrific photos that give you an intimate feel for the old man and the strange look of the City, which was dotted with odd teepees of poles that were used for larders, guest lodgings, and firewood. O'Hern and publisher Roy Reehil have done a first class job. If you love the mountains, the outdoors, hunting, fishing, trapping, or off-center old reprobates, you ll love this book. --John Pitarresi, The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York. While living far from civilization at "Cold River City Population one," Noah John Rondeau, the original Adirondack Hermit, wrote daily diary entries to document his experience. To conceal incriminating information from "snooping game protectors" he developed an enigmatic code that was said to resemble the "footprints of an inebriated hen." In 1946, Rondeau wrote his entire journal in code, making it the most mysterious of all. Attempts to break the code all ended in failure until David Greene discovered a key and shared his findings with author William J. O Hern. Noah John Rondeau s Adirondack Wilderness Days A Year with the Hermit of Cold River Flow, tells the story of how the code was broken and then reveals the real story of a fun-loving hermit thriving in the wilderness. In addition to Rondeau s decoded journal entries, letters, photographs and reminiscences from friends who visited him complete the story of the misunderstood recluse. Why did Noah create the code? What secrets does it contain? Learn the answers in Noah John Rondeau s Adirondack Wilderness Days. Features over 135 vintage photographs and illustrations! William J. Jay O'Hern is a retired school teacher who lives in Cleveland, New York. Jay is a graduate of SUNY Auburn and SUNY Oswego and did graduate work at SUNY Oswego and the College of St. Rose in Albany. His previous publications include: Under An Adirondack Influence: The Life of A. L. Byron-Curtiss, 1871 1959, The Forager Press, LLC, 2008. Adirondack Characters and Campfire Yarns, The Forager Press, LLC, 2005. Adirondack Stories of the Black River Country, North Country Books, 2003. Anyplace Wild in the Adirondacks, Self-published, 1999. Life With Noah: Stories and Adventures of Richard Smith with Noah J. Rondeau, North Country Books, 1997.