Year Two

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Hello – I hope the past year has been good to all of you and that this blog finds one and all in good health and good spirits.  Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and wishing everybody a Happy and Healthy New Year!

This Blog is as much a reintroduction to “Wheeling with Kramer” as it is a motivation to get my arse into gear and start planning my year two pilgrimage.

When I first considered my “retirement”, I knew that it consisted of exploring, first the United States and then broader geographies.  Last year I rode my faithful Indian Roadmaster from New Orleans, LA, back to Connecticut via, Lousiana, Missippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pensylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

This coming year, I plan to explore the west.  I look forward to riding, again from New Orleans, LA through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California.   As last year, with the help of John and Denise Kuendig, I am once again leaning on my friends.  This time it is my friends Dan and Cindi Treadwell, who have a home in San Diego.  Dan and Cindi’s home is my destination target.  But, as I referenced in last year’s blog, I must remain flexible and ready to compromise my goals, based on time and what is reasonable.

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New Orleans, LA to San Diego, CA

There are so many places that I want to explore including parts of Route 66, Big Bend, Canyonlands, Bryce, Zion, Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon to name just a few.  I will not be able to get to all of them as my time is limited to April 5th to May 7th (32 Days).  Why the restriction on time?  Because I am blessed with so many exciting things to enjoy in my life and a family that, thank God, enjoys sharing the excitement with me.  In this case, our beautiful boat, Wakely, needs to come home for the summer.

So, like last year, I am just starting to plan my ride west from New Orleans.  I have fear (not knowing where I am going at this time), excitement (the adventure and planning) and anticipation (meeting new people) and I am just beginning the journey.

Stay tuned as the plan begins to materialize.

And, Keep Wheeling!

Paul Kramer

 

 

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Paul Kramer’s award-winning and distinguished career is characterized by a long track record of building high-performance sales and marketing communication organizations. He brings a high-energy, enthusiastic approach to marketing that is contagious and produces results. His expertise is a unique blend of creativity, technical marketing analysis, and a keen business sense for strategic positioning. He has worked with some of the world's greatest communication companies, including Grey Advertising, Bates Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, D.L. Ryan Companies and Epsilon. He is skilled in all areas of marketing from both the agency and client side of the business. He is especially strong in strategic planning, global marketing, national brand & account management, marketing communications, licensing and business development. In addition, he has a solid thirty plus year management foundation with accomplishments in P&L management, intellectual property, forming and maintaining strategic alliances and building business. Mr. Kramer has documented successes in companies from $10 Million to $100 Million in size, with industries ranging from automotive, restaurant to consumer packaged goods and durable goods. He brings an unusually strong multi-product, multi-market background. The beneficiaries of his marketing acumen include Johnson & Johnson, M&M Mars, Cadbury, Toyota, The Stanley Works, Timex, Wal*Mart, Alcoa, Novartis and more. Mr. Kramer has received awards for his career accomplishments, including a Promotional Marketing Association Reggie for Global Marketing and a Promotional Marketing Association Reggie for Account Specific Marketing. Mr. Kramer is married to Catherine and has two beautiful daughters, Emma and Sarah, and his hobbies include tennis, motorcycling, and boating.

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  2. Hi Paul, for the best time in the USA, see pages 286-346. You know where to look! These are the best places in the USA. I have run a tour there for the last two years so if you want help condensing the very best parts of those pages into 14 days, let me know! I can give you a 14 day route through AZ and UT that covers Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, the best part of Route 66, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, Antelope Canyon, Moab, Sedona and much more. Best wishes and happy planning, Gary.

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      1. I was leading the tours in AZ and UT, but I wont be running the same tour in 2019, as the Harley-Davidson bike rental costs have become stupidly expensive. H-D did a deal with EagleRider so they are now the only people allowed to rent H-D’s and guess what – they raised their prices almost 50%. Such a shame that they are now making it too expensive to rent a Harley.

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      2. Gary, you must look into Indian. They make a great touring bike with the Chieftain or Road Master. I would think the BMW’s are also very expensive and may not be renting. Just starting to think. How many bikers went out on your tours.

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