July 15, 2018
We woke up to drizzling rain, so we took it easy in the morning. We went onto Masset and checked emails in a coffee shop, and shopped for dinner - elk meat - as the fish store was closed!
It cleared up, and after lunch in the cabin with drove 7 km east to Tow Hill, which is 400 ft high and towering over Agate Beach.
Tow Hill
It's face consists of rock columns formed from molten lave approximately 2 million years ago. We hiked the 3.5 km Tow Hill/Blowhole loop hike which had magnificent views of the coast.
The Legend
The Haida speak of a time when Tow lived beside his brother, Towustasin in Juskatla (Port Clements). According to the legend,Tow and Towustasin frequently argued as Tow felt that Towustasin unfairly received more fish than Tow. The legend tells of a feud that sent Tow stomping from Juskatla through Masset Inlet, casting off piles of rock and creating the Tow with all his stomping.
As we were there during low tide, the blowhole wasn't “working”so this is what it looks like, and the local story behind it:
The elk meat tasted gamy and very nice, and was served with pesto pasta and a salad.
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