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Longest Walk 2 about halfway to Washington, DC
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Filed Under: National


Participants on the Longest Walk 2 arrived in Topeka, Kansas, on Monday, about halfway through their five-month journey across the U.S.

The walk began on February 11 on Alcatraz Island in California. It's due to arrive in Washington, D.C., on July 11.

Participants are calling attention to the environment and sacred sites. They are also walking on the 30th anniversary of the first Longest Walk in 1978.

Get the Story:
Group marches in name of 'Mother Earth' (The Topeka Capital-Journal 4/29)

Related Stories:
Walk from Alcatraz to DC begins February 11 (2/5)



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