Thank you for the kind response.
My thoughts:
-The sky is hot exposed, but there really was nothing interesting to be seen there. Not shure how to treat it in lightroom
-I have used a software "GND" to even out the light, and played with colors to make it look more like I remember it. Not sure if I went overboard
-What intrigued me with the scene was how the trees looked with strong, yellow-cast side-lighting. Not sure if the image conveys that.