Holy shit that?s a long drive?

Looking at the odometer on the most bad ass vehicle in the world?the Transworld SURF FJ Cruiser?it reads just over 1,000 miles. I reset the trip function of it just outside of Todos Santos, Baja California Monday morning and checked it this morning (Wednesday) on my way to work. What it doesn?t show is the black cow standing stupidly in the middle of the road late at night somewhere outside of La Paz,  the seven military checkpoints we cruised through (really cool cats those Mexican military dudes), the roads that were washed out from insanely heavy rains, the semi trucks barreling down the middle of the road, the money hungry policia, the endless washboard roads, the blown tires, and the thousand other factors working against you on the road down one of the world?s most beautiful coastlines.

We saw it all and more on this road trip?check some of my photos, and stay tuned for an upcoming feature in Transworld SURF and Transworld QUAD Magazine who we partnered on for what we?re calling the Baja 1000 of Surf?

The Transworld SURF FJ Cruiser loaded to the gills somewhere deep in Baja…

Mike Morrissey and Thomas “T-Grom” Clark at the military checkpoint outside of Loreto

Not everyone made it home alive…you should have seen the size of the vultures chewing on this dead caballo.

Self-portrait shot while packing up all of our gear in the searing midday heat. You gotta pay to play…

And we always called it the BJ Cruiser…

That’s correct: 100 degrees in the shade.

Robert Quirk and photog Billy Watts buzz the beach in Todos Santos.

The crew (Cheyne Magnusson, Mike Morrissey, Thomas Clark, and Justin Quirk) scours the Baja coastline in search of empty perfection on quads and UTV off road vehicles.

A Mexican tradition: bacon wrapped hot dogs, commonly called “Death Dogs.” T-Grom looks a little apprehensive…

Justin Quirk and his trusty dog, Taint.

The road to Cabo San Lucas: 1,000 miles of desert turned green by seasonal monsoon rains.