When people hear me say one of my favorite places to take pictures is on the side of the road I bet one of their first thoughts is most likely, "what the hell". 

That or maybe they think how on earth could the side of the road make a good backdrop, why wouldn't you go to a park, or field, the beach...the list could probably go on and on. But just because it is the side of the road doesn't mean you can't find the amazing. And to be completely honest I didn't know how amazing the side of the road was until I started letting the Universe Decide. 

Which if you're new here, when I say Universe Decide, I'm talking about my Universe Decides cards that were made by a fellow photographer Teri Hofford, where the cards I pull before the session decide things like location, direction, how long to travel, wardrobe, lighting, and mood. I don't always let the universe make all the decisions, but I do love seeing what I can create as a photographer with majority of the cards! 

Pulling cards with direction and travel time has taken me to some really incredible locations, most right on the side of the road. Here are some of my absolute favorite side of the road locations thus far!