I’m no Micah, but what I’m seeing in those pics is you took them at the wrong time of day, a white balance issue, maybe exposure issue, and the need to bump the saturation.
This article should really help:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/camera-adjustments.htm
These are good too:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/color.htm
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/whitebalance.htm
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/modern-exposure.htm