For the second year in a row we made a fall trip to River Vista Mountain Village in Dillard to explore the beautiful north Georgia mountains. Last year we explored Black Rock Mountain State Park, visited waterfalls in North Carolina and wandered around Tallulah Gorge State Park.
This year we had adventures in two new places. One day we went to the top of Brasstown Bald. Another day we drove an hour and a half to Blue Ridge, Georgia to take a ride on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway.
Our seats were in an open air car for the hour long ride beside the Toccoa River. The train departed the station right on time at 11:00.
As we traveled along at a whopping 10 mph we were able to enjoy the scenery and snap a few photos. A few trees were starting to show signs of autumn but we were too early for the brilliant oranges, reds and yellows that will come later in the season.
Our destination was McCaysville, GA/Copperhill, TN. There was plenty of time to explore the town before the scheduled 2:00 departure. It’s hard to tell which town is which since the state line runs right through the middle of town.
As we wandered around the town we crossed back and forth between Georgia and Tennessee several times. The state line even runs through the middle of some buildings. “Dine on the Line” is the motto for the Copper Grill restaurant where we had lunch. Their address is Tennessee but the state line goes right through the restaurant.
It was nice to sit back and relax on the return trip to Blue Ridge. Before driving back to Dillard we walked across the street from the depot for some fried apple pies from the Mercier Orchard downtown restaurant and store. These pies have been featured on the Food Network and are melt in your mouth delicious!
What’s not to love? A scenic train ride, cool mountain air, beautiful scenery, fresh trout and catfish for lunch, going back and forth between two states just by walking through town, and delicious fried pies! A great day!
Wandering Dawgs 
We took a similar trip years ago on The Great Smokey Mountain train out of Bryson City, NC. It was a lot of fun, too! Sounds like you had a great trip and looks like it was a beautiful day from the pictures!!
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I’d love to ride that one one day.
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Looks fun. I really like the traveling back and forth between the two states in just steps. Thanks for sharing.
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It was fun going between the two states. We also drove on some roads in NC that! Thanks for stopping by.
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So happy you poste this, it’s on my wish list of things to do
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It’s really a fun trip. Later in the fall would be a beautiful time to go.
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Usually I skim such, and move on. This Georgia/Tennessee adventure, for this newly minted Georgian, had me thinking, Oh if you had only taken me along, and of course . . . the much vaunted butterflies of your North Georgia mountains . . . .
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Jeff, you would have wanted to get off the train to look for butterflies in the fields. I’m sure there were plenty there but we couldn’t see them from the train.
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Beth, I bet the trout and catfish were delicious. So glad you had a wonderful time.
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Sheila, they were delicious. The Georgia county we were in is the trout capital of Georgia. We went by a few fishermen in the river.
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Sounds like something we would really enjoy. I love train trips! We’ll have to add that to our list of things to do!
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My husband and I both love train trips and this was a fun one. A good time to go would be when the leaves are showing their autumn colors.
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Did you have your fifth wheel along, or did you stay in motels? I am looking for a nice RV Park in north Georgia.
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Holly, we stayed at River vista mountain village Rv resort in Dillard. We really like it
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Sounds like a fun trip accompanied by great food!
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Great food always seems to be a part of a good trip!
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Love the train rides! How fabulous to go through two states! The views are incredible!
We just did the a Durango Silverton Train Ride. Another ride full of gorgeous views!
Thank you for sharing!
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