Yep, it was daylight, visible most of the way - twilight as I dropped down into the Warner Lakes Valley.An epic drive for sure. Hopefully you were able to maximize the daylight hours to truly take in all the surroundings had to offer. At least what you could take in while driving.
Congratulations.
The whole route is familiar territory to me - especially the northern half, but I don't get tired of seeing it.
... And it's WAAAYYY more interesting than US 97 and I-5 - which how I got to SoCal.