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Have you ever had the urge to chuck everything and just go on the road to explore the country? Well, Angel Hess had that urge too, and he actually did it. Hess sent us an I-Report photo of his truck earlier this week and his story is truly one-of-a-kind.

Two years ago, he bought a purple 1953 bread truck, and set out on the road. He has been traveling from coast to coast, starting at the northernmost point of California. He uses his blog and Craigslist to find places to park for a few weeks, and other donations for his trip. Hess says, "I always say that I wanted to own a house and this is the way I'm doing it now."

Once a design school student, Hess takes pictures all along his journey, and posts them on his Web site. One picture with a prime spot shows him with his truck, as the New York City marathon goes by.

His Web site shows a map all of the places he has stopped over the first three months of his trip. After spending a while in Brooklyn, he has since headed south, stopping in North Carolina.

Hess is currently in South Carolina, on the way to Georgia. Eventually he thinks he will probably head back west, where the solar panels he uses for energy will be stronger.

"I'm just trying to find nice people along the way and make friends," he says.
Catch up with Hess’s exploits on his travel blog, purple53.com.

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