Overview
- On Friday, the group is walking from Loganville to Monroe and Good Hope, with a public lunch stop on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Monroe from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and evening visiting hours along Highway 83 from 6 to 9 p.m.
- The monks marked New Year’s Day with an offering ceremony in Snellville before continuing north through Gwinnett County.
- Earlier this week they reunited in Snellville with abbot Venerable Maha Dam Phommasan, who lost a leg after a November crash and now supports the journey from his home temple.
- The walk began in Fort Worth in October and spans about 2,300 miles across 10 states over roughly 120 days, with upcoming Georgia stops in Athens and Elberton before continuing toward North Carolina, Virginia and an expected mid-February arrival in Washington, D.C.
- Organizers provide a live route map and frequent social media updates, invite communities to join the practice of peace along the way, and travel with their rescue dog, Aloka.