Maggie Thom's Blog - Posts Tagged "jasper"

I started to introduce you to where you travel in Canada in my suspense novel, Captured Lies. Last week, we started in Calgary, which is essentially where the story really gets going. Bailey and Guy leave Calgary at night, as they are being chased by a man who is intent on killing Bailey. Only she has no idea why. She is trying to travel back in time to places that her and her recently deceased mother, lived when she was a child. As they moved a lot and usually on the street it was really tough for Bailey to figure out where she needed to travel to, to get answers.

She heads to Jasper but her goal is really Valemount, BC. (we'll visit her next week).

Jasper, Alberta is one of the most beautiful places in Canada. I love the mountains so I might be a bit biased but it is absolutely stunning. The first recorded visit to the area was that of David Thompson ( a great name if I do say so - my maiden name - no I don't think he's related), in 1810. In 1813, The Northwest Company built a settlement which became known as Jasper House, which was then abandoned in 1884. In the early 1900's the government established Jasper Forest Park which became Jasper National Park in 1930 (http://jasper-alberta.com/default.asp...).

In Captured Lies, you take a drive up Highway 93 to Jasper, sadly they do it at night so they miss...

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In the journey across Canada through my first suspense novel, Captured Lies, you leave Jasper, Alberta and head to Valemount, BC. It is a small secluded place but is incredibly beautiful, nestled between the Rocky Mountains, the Monashee Mountains and the Cariboo Mountains. It is a popular place for summer or winter outdoor activities – hiking, fishing, snowmobiling, heliskiing, whitewater rafting – some of the popular adventures and reasons people visit.

Valemount was really discovered in the mid 1800′s, when people were passing through going from Ontario to the Cariboo Gold Fields. Once the railway made its way through the area in the early 1900′s, Valemount became a railway station in 1928. Today there are over 1000 residents who call it home. (To learn more: http://www.valemount.ca/History.htm and/or http://www.valemount.ca/Infos.htm)

So in Captured Lies, Bailey really has no idea why she has to go there she just knows that there is some answers. She is using her vague memory of when she was five and some clues her deceased mom left her. Guy and Bailey stop at a gas station right on the highway outside of Valemount and that is when Bailey takes off. Guy follows her to an old, abandoned Cabin. It is there that she finds a few clues from her past. It is also where one of the men trying to kill her catch up to her.

I had the pleasure of spending a summer there many years ago with my family. We rented a cabin a few kilometers from Valemount. We were lucky enough to be there for the Salmon run. Now that is something to see. Where you see all the splashes in this picture are the salmon. I’ve never seen so many...

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