Where They Went

Easy Rider (1969)

Directed by Dennis Hopper

Two bikers sell a load of cocaine in Los Angeles, stash the money in a fuel tank and ride east for Mardi Gras in New Orleans, crossing the Southwest and the Deep South and meeting a commune, a jail cell and a hard-drinking lawyer along the way.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Mexican border town
    00:00:30
    Inferred

    Wyatt and Billy buy cocaine across the border.

  2. 2The sale
    Beside LAX, Los Angeles
    ≈ 00:03:00
    Inferred

    They sell the drugs beside an airport runway, stuff the cash into Wyatt's fuel tank and set off to 'Born to Be Wild'.

  3. 3Ranch, Arizona
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Inferred

    They fix a flat tyre at a rancher's and share a meal with his family.

  4. 4Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
    ≈ 00:13:00
    Inferred

    Riding through the desert buttes, they pick up a hitchhiker and camp in ruins.

  5. 5Hippie commune
    Taos, New Mexico
    ≈ 00:19:00
    Inferred

    The hitchhiker brings them to a struggling commune where they stay and swim before moving on.

  6. 6Jail
    Las Vegas, New Mexico
    ≈ 00:36:00
    Inferred

    Arrested for 'parading without a permit', they meet George Hanson, an alcoholic ACLU lawyer who gets them out and joins the ride.

  7. 7Diner and campsite
    Small town, Louisiana
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Inferred
  8. 8New Orleans, Louisiana
    ≈ 01:08:00
    Stated on screen
  9. 9Highway, Louisiana
    ≈ 01:28:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
3,315 km
Places
9
Countries
2
Stops
9
  • Motorcycle: 3,102 km
  • Not shown: 213 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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