Sonora: Beefcake and Rocky Horror in the Sierra Mountains

I'm not sure why you would want to go  away from San Francisco, except maybe to see this guy, but if you do, you could do worse than Sonora, California, an old mining town about 140 miles east, in the Sierra Mountains. 















But it's not all about wilderness treks; there's a historic downtown with three used bookstores, five antique shops, and Thai,Japanese, and a lot of Mexican restaurants.  Plus the Sierra Repertory Theater is producing A Chorus Line, Route 66, The Wizard of Oz, Cabaret, and Grease.  

An Art Show on the second Saturday of every month.


Sorry, for gay bars, you have to drive into Modesto.But there's a welcoming church and a Gay-Straight Alliance at the high school.






The high school offers tan wrestling singlets.  Don't as me what he's carrying --- that's not why I'm here.











Swimming.














Gymnastics.























A teenage powerlifter who keeps getting in the newspaper for breaking strength records.






















More wrestling.


















And the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Halloween.

Are you spaced out on sensation, like you're under sedation, yet?