Water Lines
A Life on Rivers and Seas and In the Rain
$60.54
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
A luminous, deeply felt collection of essays from Riverhorse Nakadate—angler, musician, conservationist, and lifelong nomad—whose devotion to wild places and the healing power of water pulses through every page. For readers of Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, Mary Oliver, and Jim Harrison, this book is a soulful invitation to step off the grid and into the current.
Across thirty-two essays, Nakadate paddles, hikes, casts, surfs, and canoes through landscapes as varied as th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781952338359 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1952338352 |
| Author: | Riverhorse Nakadate, Sarah Lamar Stephens |
| Publisher: | Patagonia Books |
| Imprint: | Patagonia Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
“Reading these essays is a bit like sitting around a campfire by a lake at night, listening to Nakadate muse about his numerous adventures, large and small … A natural-born storyteller, Nakadate can turn on a dime from amusing and wry to pithy and aphoristic, then wind up charming and sweet… . A delicious collection to be savored individually or as a whole.” – Kirkus
About The Author
Riverhorse Nakadate
Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate is a Patagonia fly fishing ambassador, adventurer, environmentalist and musician whose writing can be found in a number of surfing, guitar and fly-fishing magazines. He is most often found on the fringes of a southern salt marsh with his cherished canoe, a journal and an eight-weight. He resides in the Lone Star State, in a historic district of Houston.
Sarah L Stephens is an artist and designer based in Seattle. Being outside and fostering community gives her the energy to create.
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