Mysterious ‘Face In The Rocks’ Found On Remote Island Cliff In Canada

A mysterious “face in the rocks” has been the focus of one man’s search for two years, and his mission to find the bizarre and elusive face has finally bared rocky fruit. The man spotted the “face in the rocks” peering down at him from an island cliff in Canada.

Hank Gus, a member of the Canadian aboriginal group Tseshaht First Nation, learned of the large rock formation that eerily resembled a human face from a story about some kayaking tourists that happened to notice the “face in the rocks” as they paddled by it in 2008, reports Yahoo News .

So the search was on for Hank Gus who finally located the “face in the rocks” a few weeks ago after a multi-year search, according to Parks Canada First Nation’s program manager, Matthew Payne. The somewhat overgrown “face in the rocks” is located on Reeks Island, one in a group of islands called the Broken Group Islands in Canada’s Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

“Gus and some Tseshaht beach keepers recently discovered it a few weeks ago, and they were very excited to share it with us and the archaeologist we work with,” said Payne, 43, in an interview with ABC News today . “We went out to see it recently, and it’s remarkable. It really is a face staring back at you.”

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The “face in the rocks” is estimated to be around seven-feet-tall, according to the ABC News report. Hank Gus also notes that the “face in the rocks” looks strikingly similar to a wooden carving of another face that happens to be in the door of the Tseshaht administration office.

“The Tseshaht has lived in this area for thousands of years, so we’re working with the First Nations to find out if there are any oral histories the face could link back to,” said Payne.

But is the “face in the rocks” man-made or a fluke of nature? That’s something the Tseshaht First Nation and Parks Canada would like to figure out, according to Payne.

“Mother Nature is capable of creating all sorts of amazing things, though the face is very striking. But we still can’t definitively say if the face is man-made or not.”

And finding out if the “face in the rocks” was sculpted by humans or nature isn’t as easy as just climbing up and taking a peek around, as the face looks out from a treacherous, exposed cliff that goes a long way up and a long way down.

And even checking out the face from below isn’t as simple as just paddling up to the island to take a gander.

“The island has a rocky shoreline with lots of hidden rocks, and it can be dangerous depending on sea conditions,” he explained. “You need to know what you’re doing to go and look at it.”

In the meantime, the “face in the rocks” is a new mysterious enigma in remote Canada that officials believe will likely attract some adventurous visitors.