Lost Painting The Checto River Bank

I struggled several days painting this study of the Chetco River bank located in Brookings/Harbor, Oregon. I  painted  rocks in and scraped them out. I just couldn't decide what to do. I took this picture before I wiped it all out, again.
I know it is about painting light and dark but I am so stubborn. I want to figure out how much do I have to describe before it reads river rocks. I am lost  painting the "Chetco River Bank".

"Chetco River Bank"  9x12 Oil on Canvas Board