BEND TO BAJA documents the story of a road trip from Oregon to the tip of Baja in search of waves and adventure. In February 2005, a group of world-renowned surfers left Bend, Oregon, looking for epic waves along the rugged Pacific Coast, traveling in a pickup truck converted to run on alternative fuel sources: veggie fuel and bio-diesel. Jeff Johnson, joined by Chris, Keith, and Dan Malloy, otherwise known as The Malloy Brothers, experienced a road trip centered on surfing, climbing, and camping along the way. They met an array of characters, encountered adventures, and endured setbacks against the backdrop of a captivating ocean. BEND TO BAJA chronicles their journey and a nontraditional lifestyle centered on the search for waves.

JEFF JOHNSON is a photographer and writer living in Ventura, California, and the North Shore of Hawaii. His work has appeared in The Surfer’s Journal, Surfer’s Path, Water, Surfing, and Surfer. Johnson is a passionate surfer, climber, and world traveler.

THE MALLOY BROTHERS (Chris, Keith and Dan) were among the first of their generation to reject conventional contest surfing, and are credited with changing what it means to be a professional surfer. They are closely aligned with world-famous musician Jack Johnson, with whom they continue to collaborate on music and film projects. They have a wide range of accomplishments in big-wave riding, adventure travel, shortboard surfing, paddle boarding, body surfing, photography, and filmmaking.

ISBN 0-9723422-9-X