Here at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains, fall colors are spectacular. Last year we rode the heat wave from the UP all the way down to Chattanooga before the temperatures started to signal fall. Before the leaves started to change, we were down the Atlantic coast. This year we are running with the colors starting in PA and continuing to Blue Ridge. In Helen, a Bavarian styled town an hour away, Octoberfest is being celebrated. On our return, we stopped to hike up to Anna Ruby Falls, actually two falls that dump into one at the base of the falls. The next day we got lost looking for other falls and ended up at the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge. At 270 feet long, it is the longest swinging bridge east of the Mississippi. The next day, we stopped at Vogel State Park to see the small falls there, then on to DeSoto Falls where in a 2.5 mile round trip, you can see both the upper and lower falls.