Outside the museum proper is Russell's studio and house. This is the studio, which now contains an exhibit of Plains Indians artifacts collected by Russell, as well as his studio preserved as it was when he died in 1926.

Inside Russell's studio.

The Russell House and historic landmark plaque.

Inside the Russell house, the dining room has been furnished with period pieces in keeping with the time.

Back on the road in the Judith Basin near Stanford, Montana, July 5th: 48 degrees and the clouds are walking.

The town of Judith Gap sits in the low spot between the Big Snowy Mountains and the Little Belt Mountains. Even though it's not much of a pass--more of a low saddle, really--the weather often changes abruptly as you go through to the Musselshell drainage. Today is one of those days: the clouds lift, and the sun starts to shine through the breaks.

Driving toward the Crazy Mountains, the hamlet of Melville and its picturesque old church appear ahead.