Adam, I just spent 6 days hiking the Kern River, every stream that I cam across, from Golden Trout Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, Rock Creek, Whitney Creek, Wallace Creek were ALL crossed on exposed rocks. As a matter of fact, I made a comment in another thread that upper Rock creek is down to a trickle, and maybe dry by September.

Now, having said that, I have hiked the area that you mentioned in August of last year, another drought year, just walking across the streams on rocks.

By the way, when are you going?

Paul