Claire Lightcap is the second wife of Henry and the true love of his life. Claire meets Henry when he is a ranger in a national forest. On vacation, Claire attends his campfire talk, and afterward, agrees to go back to his trailer for a drink. Once there, she admits she only wanted to see what Henry was like. The two do not have sex, but she gives him her phone number to call if he is ever in Denver. He writes her and then calls her when he arrives in Denver. He attends a concert in which she plays the violin. She is a small girl with chestnut hair and is decades younger than Henry. Following the concert, the two walk, and again, Henry is not given any sexual relation. He cannot stop thinking of her, and continuously writes her.