Hi troyT,
Please try this:
modify your view, in the window "Filter HTML/CSS/JS", find the shortcode of the data filter, add parameter default_date="NONE" into it, for example:
replace
[wpv-control field="test-date" url_param="event-date_min" type="datepicker"]
with:
[wpv-control field="test-date" url_param="event-date_min" type="datepicker" default_date="NONE"]
More help:
http://wp-types.com/documentation/views-shortcodes/#vf-153286
default_date:
'any of the Toolset date filters' (default TODAY()) | 'NONE'