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Dobson Pass a rocky road for driver

by CAROLYN BOSTICK
Staff Writer | December 22, 2023 1:00 AM

Cell reception can be patchy in parts of Shoshone County, but outside an emergency, it’s merely an inconvenience.

For Anthony Banker, though he usually loves living rurally on Beaver Creek, the distance from both cell reception and fellow passing drivers was cause for alarm a few weeks ago when he wound up being stranded on Dobson Pass when his tire was punctured by a rock.

This wasn’t the first time for Banker. He had two tires popped by rocks along the pass last year and chalked it up to bad luck.

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