loading . . . tiger_spirit_33 on Instagram: "Would you walk from Texas to Washington DC 2,300 miles, if you knew it would make a change? ran into these Buddhist monks walking fโฆ" Would you walk from Texas to Washington DC 2,300 miles, if you knew it would make a change? ran into these Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington, D.C. for peace.They've been on the road for a month, 2,300 miles to DC facing heat, cold.XThe monks and their loyal dog Aloka are traveling through 10 states en route to Washington, D.C. In coming days, they plan to pass through or very close to Athens, Georgia; the North Carolina cities of Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh; and Richmond, Virginia, on their way to the nation's capital city.The group has amassed a huge audience on social media, with more than 400,000 followers on Facebook. Aloka has its own hashtag, #AlokathePeaceDog.The group's Facebook page is frequently updated with progress reports, inspirational notes and poetry."We do not walk alone. We walk together. with every person whose heart has opened to peace, whose spirit has chosen kindness, whose daily life has become a garden where understanding grows," the group posted recently.The trek has not been without danger. Last month outside Houston, the monks were walking on the side of a highway near Dayton, Texas, when their escort vehicle, which had its hazard lights on, was hit by a truck, Dayton Interim Police Chief Shane Burleigh said.The truck "didn't notice how slow the vehicle was going, tried to make an evasive maneuver to drive around the vehicle, and didn't do it in time," Burleigh said at the time. "It struck the escort vehicle in the rear left, pushed the escort into two of the monks."One of the monks had "substantial leg injuries" and was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Houston, Burleigh said. The other monk with less serious injuries was taken by ambulance to another hospital in suburban Houston. The monk who sustained the serious leg injuries was expected to have a series of surgeries to heal a broken bone, but his prognosis for recovery was good, a spokeswoman for the group said.#peace #AlokathePeaceDog#walkforpeace #unityView all 1,786 comments https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTGeRTwku0g/?igsh=ZzYwajQxNDYzejZq
