Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Supper Route 6—between Galetown and Gaines—vast open country—great hill to north (power line cut thru on side of hill, reveals dark wood caverns)—robin singing in distance—old barn in field near us.)July 22—Raining so breakfast in Tavern near Ansonia—Lunch on 84 in upland country—fine view to west—red raspberries—evening meal—780 west of Booneville—road running between Bald Eagle Range & Tussery Mts. a wide fertile valley with rich wheat fields—under apple trees—July 23—Breakfast on 504—part way up hill—cool, heavy dark clouds & gusts of wind — Cattle and girl on field to the east—Lunch—on 453—10 miles south of Curwensville—Pine woods—big boulder for table—) Evening meal—at Cabins near Cook’s Forest.—July 24—Breakfast by golf-driving range—south of Cook’s Forest—Lunch on 68 southwest of Kane—in U.S. National Forest—(evening meal at home.). _____________________________________________

J—Coal mining country on 453 South Curwensville—hideous scars of strip mining—the village of drab gray green shingled houses. ______________________________________________

Expenses:Gas to start with ; 3.75Cowdersport —; ; Looseleaf etc.; ; .79Sodas —; ; .40; Ice-mine; ; 1.00“ “ tip ; ; .25Pine Tree Lodge—Cabins 4.00 ; ; ; 10.19July 22 —Breakfast at Amomi; 2.25Wellsboro Groceries; 2.39; “ “ Ice; ; ; .15; Brookside — Gas —; 3.35Birch Beer; ; ; .10Milesburg — Pine Creek 4.00