The Bob Marshall Country is home for Russell.  He grew up at Spotted Bear Ranger Station on the Flathead National Forest and has recreated and worked in the Bob Marshall for close to fifty years.  He recently retired from the US Forest Service as a fire manager, working out of Choteau.  He mainly works for Dropstone as a packer, but when the horses and mules are taken care of and resting, he likes to join guests in bagging a peak, checking out a swimming hole, exploring a little-used trail, or swapping stories around a campfire.