Brutal Cold Hits Walk For Peace As Buddhist Monks Trek Through Northern Virginia Toward DC

Twenty-degree wind didn’t stop them. Neither did the snow and ice coating Virginia.

Buddhist monks trekking from Texas to DC pushed through brutal cold and whipping winds as they walked through Northern Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 7, drawing hundreds of supporters despite temperatures hovering around 20 degrees.

The group, now on Day 105 of their cross-country Walk for Peace, traveled from Stafford to Woodbridge along US-1, continuing a journey that has steadily moved from symbolic to unmistakably physical as winter tightens its grip on the DMV…

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