Bake Oven Knob Shelter
Today was another rocky day. Several times Dana and I both marveled at what is considered trail. At Knifes Edge we went over a rocky, sharp, irregular, and exposed ridge-line for a while. The view probably was great but were were too busy watching our footing. In the end we did great avoiding any injuries on the punishing surface of the day.The temps were warm today but not very bad so we did OK and although we had rocks there
was little elevation change. We saw several more red-spotted newts along the trail all smaller than the one yesterday. At Tripoli Campsite we took out lunch break in the shade and I topped off our water. Also Dana called to arrange our room in Slatington and her ride back to the airport on Wednesday. Then more uneventful rock before getting to the shelter. There were lots of campsite around the shelter but very few of them were rock free so we ended up squeezing in next to Rodeo Clown's and Trash Bag's tent. The site was pretty full with lots of people camping around the shelter. The nearby springs have run dry so the water is a 
long walk. The weather seems threatening so I am going to to fill up out water tomorrow when the weather may be better. We ate and early dinner and after the punishing day went to bed before dark.
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