Through the Canyons of Living Bridges takes the reader deep into one of the most fascinating and yet little-known parts of the world: The Khasi Hills of Northeast India. Here, you’ll learn about unique living architecture that is grown from the roots of trees, traverse immense jungle gorges full of danger and adventure, and meet people who live in a society like no other. With a combination of humor, firsthand experience, and detailed research, I recount a never-before-attempted trek across the Khasi Hills in search of spectacular, though largely undocumented, living root bridges. Through the Canyons of Living Bridges will appeal to a wide international audience, including anyone interested in anthropology, backpacking, geography, conservation, or travelogues about incredible places.
- DEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- AUTHOR’S NOTE
- CHAPTER 1: THE KHASI HILLS
- CHAPTER 2: THE ROAD AHEAD
- CHAPTER 3: JUST GETTING THERE
- CHAPTER 4: MEGHALAYA MASALA
- CHAPTER 5: TO BIG ROCK VILLAGE AND BEYOND
- CHAPTER 6: THE LIVING LADDER OF NONGNAH VILLAGE
- CHAPTER 7: THE PAINFUL DOWNHILL
- CHAPTER 8: THE TROUBLED PLATEAU
- CHAPTER 9: IT’S DIFFERENT
- CHAPTER 10: THE ROAD TO BALAT
- CHAPTER 11: TREE SPELUNKING
- CHAPTER 12: SICK
- CHAPTER 13: PHLANGWANBROI
- CHAPTER 14: THE MATRILINY
- CHAPTER 15: TREE ROOT VILLAGE
- CHAPTER 16: NONGSTENG
- CHAPTER 17: THE PRISON OF THE 16 VILLAGES
- CHAPTER 18: MAWPHU
- CHAPTER 19: HALFWAY
- CHAPTER 20: ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- CHAPTER 21: THE HYBRID
- CHAPTER 22: RETURN TO THE SINGING HILLS
- CHAPTER 23: BEYOND THE ROAD’S END
- CHAPTER 24: THE WRONG RIVER
- CHAPTER 25: GOD’S VILLAGE
- CHAPTER 26: TOWARDS MAWLAT
- CHAPTER 27: DISCOVERY IN DISAPPOINTMENT
- CHAPTER 28: NOT DONE YET
- CHAPTER 29: FROM THE ROCK GOD TO NONGHULEW
- CHAPTER 30: THE LAST CANYON

