![Starting out at Gem Hill. This is one of the pits for black and grey agate. Another pit is to the left of the road.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_1.jpg)
Starting out at Gem Hill. This is one of the pits for black and grey agate. Another pit is to the left of the road.
![Greg working the green opalite pit with Ron looking on.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_5.jpg)
Greg working the green opalite pit with Ron looking on.
![Some of the green opalite pulled from the pit.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_6.jpg)
Some of the green opalite pulled from the pit.
![Ron at the top of Gem Hill.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_2.jpg)
Ron at the top of Gem Hill.
![Panoramic view from top of Gem Hill.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_3.jpg)
Panoramic view from top of Gem Hill.
![More views from the top of Gem Hill.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_4.jpg)
More views from the top of Gem Hill.
![Greg working the brown-red agate pit from the top of Gem Hill.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_7.jpg)
Greg working the brown-red agate pit from the top of Gem Hill.
![Nice brown-red agate specimen taken from the top of Gem Hill.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_8.jpg)
Nice brown-red agate specimen taken from the top of Gem Hill.
![Time for everyone to take a break at the club's travertine mine. Everyone had a good time eating hot dogs.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_9.jpg)
Time for everyone to take a break at the club’s travertine mine. Everyone had a good time eating hot dogs.
![Ron helping some club members in one of the many pits at the mine.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_11.jpg)
Ron helping some club members in one of the many pits at the mine.
![Greg checking out a piece of travertine. Is it a keeper?](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_10.jpg)
Greg checking out a piece of travertine. Is it a keeper?
![View from the club's claim.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_12.jpg)
View from the club’s claim.
![Nice travertine taken from the claim.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_13.jpg)
Nice travertine taken from the claim.
![On the way home, Greg took Ron, Norma and Larry to Acton to pick up some grey-white banded agate float.](http://sierrapelona.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GemHill2013_14.jpg)
On the way home, Greg took Ron, Norma and Larry to Acton to pick up some grey-white banded agate float.