September 5 & 6, 2026, Saturday & Sunday, Labor Day Weekend, El Paso to Eagar Az. via Devils Hwy, 120 miles, 460 Curves, overnight 

Lead: Bob Ostrenga (Closed HOG Event)
This is an all-day ride on an expert level road
Bring snacks and water.  Brown Bag Lunch is recommended
All Non-HOG Members & Minors must complete an event release form 

September 5, 2026, Depart
Meet at Speedway/McDonalds, Loop 375 & I-10
Meet at 0630, Safety Brief at 0645, KSU at 0700 

ROUTE: Fuel and rest stops 

Planned stops: gas and break
Deming nm, 111 miles
Lordsburg nm, 61 miles
Clifton Az, 65 miles
Hannagan Meadow Lodge, 71 miles (rest stop, no fuel)
Eagar Best Western, 50 miles 

Dinner at Trail riders Family Restaurant and Bar (in the parking lot of the Hotel) 

http://www.trailridersfamilyrestaurantandbar.com/…/Trai… 

September 6, 2026, Return 

Lead: Carlton Chavis 

Meet at the Circle K 16 N Main St, Eagar, Az
Meet at 0730, Safety Brief 0745, KSU 0800 (EL PASO TIME) 

Eagar Az to Alma Nm 79 Miles
Silver City Nm, 66 miles
Deming NM, 53 miles
(Lunch at La Fonda Mexican Buffet, Deming Nm) 

I-10 to Vado Shell Station, 72 miles (Last Stop)
MKL & US 54, 30 miles, (End of Ride) 

Book your rooms in Eagar Az for the Devils Hwy ride on September 5&6. It’s Labor Day weekend, so book now.
Best Western Sunrise Inn, 128 N Main St, Eagar, AZ 85925 Phone: (928) 333-2540 https://www.bestwestern.com/…/propertyCode.03118.html 

And as always, you are free to stay wherever you wish 

https://www.bestwestern.com/…/propertyCode.03118.html 

Devil’s Highway – US-191 (formerly US-666) 

US-191 runs from Mexico to Canada, but the part that runs from Springerville/Eagar south to Morenci is referred to as the “Devil’s Highway” mostly due to the former designation as US-666 (the sixth spur off US-66). It is also named as the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway. 

The Morenci mine was set up as an underground mine in 1871 by the Longfellow Mining Company and was converted into an open pit mine by the Phelps Dodge Corporation starting in 1937. The earliest operations at Morenci Mine, then called the Longfellow Mine, used mules to transport ore carts. 4,450 feet (about half the height of Mount St. Helens) deep 

Alma NM History: https://www.casitasdegila.com/alma-massacre.html