The #1 key to landscape photography is the lighting during the original capture. Mid-day lighting is the worst time. If you can, go back to these same spots and shoot them in the very early AM or near sunset - when the sun is low in the sky.
Jim Zuckerman - a pro landscape & wildlife photographer - has a web based course on Natural Lighting. Do a Google search on him and you'll be directed to all sorts of resources (some free, some not) that will help you improve your landscape shots. There are other pros with similar resources - Brenda Tharp, etc. The first rule is always the same - shoot with a low sun especially if doing vistas.
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