Living root bridges like this can be found in the tropical rainforests of Meghalaya, a state in northeast India that is among the wettest places on Earth. The gentle waterways that flow through the region’s valleys become gushing torrents during the summer monsoon season and will wash away traditional bamboo bridges. So, generations of indigenous Khasi people have devised a way of building root bridges by shaping living trees, like this one near the village of Mawsynram.
The roots of invention
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
-
Yarn for Distaff Day
-
Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, US-Canada border
-
Napping away New Year s Day
-
Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
-
Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
-
In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
-
Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
-
Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
-
Festivus
-
The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
-
Prague, Czech Republic
-
Veterans Day
-
A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
-
A Festivus for the rest of us
-
A path into history
-
Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
-
Welcome to the pack
-
Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
-
Diwali
-
National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
-
A fair that s star-studded
-
Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
-
Giving Tuesday
-
A crested partridge
-
Opt outside today
-
World Whale Day
-
Into the woods
-
Llama Day
-
Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

