Paddling Preparation: A Land Session 
We don’t often think about having a formal regimen to warm up for a day…
melissademarieJune 14, 2017
Wilderness Love on the Salmon River
Being on the Lower Salmon River is magical. I have grown up on its banks,…
melissademarieMay 3, 2017
California Women’s Watersport Podcast!
Introducing a new podcast by our own, Jessa Rego, the California Women’s Watersport Podcast! In…
melissademarieApril 11, 2017
Musings & Magic in Chile
In thinking about our first international Cali Collective trip in Chile, I found myself returning…
melissademarieFebruary 16, 2017
Making the Moves with Whitewater Slalom
Two Strokes Forward. . . . Two strokes forward, then three hard back strokes to…
melissademarieNovember 8, 2016
Video Replay: South Fork American Kayaking Clinic 2016
In July 2016, the women of Cali Collective hosted a 2-Day Whitewater Kayaking Clinic on…
melissademarieNovember 4, 2016
Sports Nutrition: Balancing Female Hormones
Here you will find a simple guide to balancing your hormones: estrogens and progesterone so…
melissademarieSeptember 22, 2016
Sentimental September
It’s been an incredible spring and summer on the water! We began in the wee…
melissademarieSeptember 8, 2016
CWWC: Mobilizing to Get Women Outdoors via The Clymb
“DO ONE THING EVERY DAY THAT SCARES YOU.” Melissa DeMarie wasn’t the first kickass lady…
melissademarieMay 4, 2016
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day -or- U.S. Slalom Team Trials
Pivot turns, precision, finesse and fast lines have always drawn me to the sport of…
melissademarieMay 2, 2016