A Love Letter 
Dearest Friends of the Whitewater World, Please allow me this opportunity to tell you all…
Melissa DeMarieMay 14, 2018
Magical Merced
My name is Hannah Musgrove and I’m ten years old. I’ve been kayaking for about…
Melissa DeMarieApril 19, 2018
From Capsizing to Carving: A Surf Kayaking Lesson in Fixing Your Intention
Chapter 1: Daunted The swell and breaking waves seemed to come from every possible direction…
Melissa DeMarieApril 16, 2018
Exploring the Rooftop of the World
It is still raining. We have been driving for nearly six hours on dirt roads.…
Melissa DeMarieJanuary 3, 2018
Paddling Preparation: A Land Session
We don’t often think about having a formal regimen to warm up for a day…
Melissa DeMarieJune 14, 2017
Wilderness Love on the Salmon River
Being on the Lower Salmon River is magical. I have grown up on its banks,…
Melissa DeMarieMay 3, 2017
California Women’s Watersport Podcast!
Introducing a new podcast by our own, Jessa Rego, the California Women’s Watersport Podcast! In…
Melissa DeMarieApril 11, 2017
Musings & Magic in Chile
In thinking about our first international Cali Collective trip in Chile, I found myself returning…
Melissa DeMarieFebruary 16, 2017
Making the Moves with Whitewater Slalom
Two Strokes Forward. . . . Two strokes forward, then three hard back strokes to…
Melissa DeMarieNovember 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…
Melissa DeMarieNovember 4, 2016