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June Calloway
Wren's younger sister. She follows the whole run from the kitchen, then drives Dad round to Fontana Dam and keeps him warm on the walkway.
Where they are
Mile 37.8 of 70 at the last check in, Sat 1:44 PM.
EXAMPLE A made up scene for this demo, not a real photo.
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The story
June is the one who stayed. When Dale could no longer live on his own, she moved back into the house below the dam with her kids and her work laptop and never once said it was hard, though everyone knew it was.
June does not run. She says one of them has to be sensible. But she is the reason Wren can do this at all. She knows Dad's good hours and his bad ones, which songs keep him calm in the car, and that he has to be told about the dam before he sees it so the lights do not surprise him.
On the day she follows the run on her phone. Each time Ash or Teo checks Wren in, June reads it out loud. Davenport Gap. Newfound Gap. Kuwohi. Dad does not always follow, but he likes the names. When the live page says Wren is coming down off the last ridge, June will drive him round to the north end of the dam and walk him out onto the walkway with a blanket and a thermos.
There is a sign on the back seat. It says HOW WAS THE HIGH COUNTRY. She is not sure yet whether she will be able to hold it up.
From the trail
Their posts from the trail show here once they are moving.
The attempt timeline
Every stop, and where the lead changed hands.
- Davenport Gap 0 miOff Sat 5:30 AM
- Newfound Gap 30.4 miIn Sat 11:44 AM Out Sat 11:54 AM Plan Sat 11:37 AM
- Indian Gap 31.5 miIn Sat 12:11 PM Out Sat 12:12 PM Plan Sat 11:56 AM
- Collins Gap pullout 36 miIn Sat 1:10 PM Out Sat 1:12 PM Plan Sat 12:58 PM
- Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome) 37.8 miIn Sat 1:44 PM Plan Sat 1:30 PM
- Fontana Dam 70 miDue about Sat 8:25 PM Plan Sat 8:00 PM