(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land Management) The BLM erected new signage at recreation sites along the Colorado River near Moab. This sign gives the new name of the trailhead serving what has been called Negro Bill Canyon. Grandstaff Trailhead is named in honor of William Grandstaff, an African-American from Louisiana who homesteaded here in 1877 before moving on in 1881. For years, Grand County residents have been uncomfortable with the racial moniker attached to the canyon, which some would like to see changed to Grandstaff.