Trip to Aurora to pick up Empennage Kit

I drove to Aurora, Oregon from Spokane, Washington on Tuesday January 10, 2017 to pick up the Empennage Kit from the Van’s Aircraft factory.  I didn’t realize that I was heading into the biggest snowfall in a decade in Portland.  Overnight about 5 inches fell and another 12 inches fell by noon on Wednesday, closing down my return route, Interstate 84.  I put on my chains and drove back on an alternate route south of Mount Hood, arriving home after about 10 hours of driving.