Letter: Trash spoiled beauty of Mother Nature

Recently, a group of people ventured out on a cold May day to enjoy and explore the easternmost property of Dinosaur National Monument. New ground to most of us, we marveled at the beauty of the large gallery of cottonwoods along the Yampa River where we took our lunch. We hiked to find numerous wildflowers and even stirred up several elk. However, amongst all this grandeur, we encountered a less fulfilling experience at the picnic…