Thanks for the insight Lillypad. I had heard something to that effect, but it was a distorted rumor by the time it got to me. Putting myself in their shoes, I can see their point and they sound like very fair people. Picking up broken bottles and watching people urinate in your view is not exactly a fun time in the mountains.

Perhaps the rafting companies and a few volunteers could commit to keeping it clean for them until the county wakes up and sees this as an important "landmark" they could get for a steal. I wonder if the county's footing the bill for the gravel maintenance there anyway?