I want to say though that I found the title a bit distracting. Obviously I didn't vote down for it but I think that it portrayed a lack of confidence in your entry, which was very unnecessary for this very-much-meeting-the-challenge shot.
Congrats on your highest score yet! This image totally deserved it.
wow wow wow. I used to live in Arizona and I loved these types of scenes. I like how the light illuminates the distance, but it would have been nice to see the forground just a tad brighter. Still an 8 to me.
The landscape shots in this challenge has been a real mix bag for me. Most of the real "pretty" ones are totally DNMC, IMO. It seems little effort was made to shoot a subjectless photo and instead they just concentrated on putting as much wow factor into it so they can skate by on the challenge part as always. Your however, seem to have taken the challenge to heart like a few others who shot landscapes. This shot is indeed subjectless and it's because of the way you shot it. Gets a 10 from me. Good luck.