May 16, 17, 18, 2025, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Easy Rider Ride, Dennis Hopper Day, Taos/Red River New Mexico (Patch Ride)
Mark your calendars for the 2025 Dennis Hopper Day, Easy Rider Ride. Here is what is happening…
May 16, 2025, Meet at Speedway/McDonalds US 54 & McCombs.
Meet at 6:30am, safety brief at 6:45am, KSU at 7:00am
All Non-HOG Members & Minors must complete an event release form
, Back roads all the way there, Restaurants on the way are limited so pack a lunch and bring snacks and water.
Stop in Madrid NM at Maggie’s Diner to see if the Wild Hogs and the Del Fuego’s are still there. Then on to Taos.
On MAY 17, gather: 11:00 AM St. Francis Plaza, Ranchos De Taos for entertainment, food, and shopping, Kick Stands Up: 1:00 PM and ride along the Enchanted Circle, Eagles’ Nest, Red River, and The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
Breakfast and Dinner at the Sagebrush Inn
Return: to El Paso on 18 May 2025, at 0700 (meet location to be decided)
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper.
The film had a budget of $360,000–$400,000 and grossed nearly $20 million. The film stars Peter Fonda as Wyatt, Dennis Hopper as Billy, and Jack Nicholson as George. Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern wrote the screenplay. Dennis Hopper directed the film.
The film tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South in search of freedom and meaning in life.
Primary Hotel (they have several types of rooms, restaurant, and live band each night)
Sagebrush Inn & Suites
3-star hotel
1508 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571•
(575) 758-2254 (let them know you are with the El Paso HOG Chapter for a discounted rate on your room)
Alternates
Hampton Inn Taos
1515 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Taos, New Mexico 87571 USA
+1 575-737-5700
Hotel La Fonda
3-star hotel
108 S Plaza, Taos, NM 87571• (575)758-2211