RDW,
Thanks for the suggestion. I think the weather is going to determine which route we take.
On this leg we do have to go thru Pecatonica, and it appears that going thru GV will take us 5 miles south of our track. If the weather is nice, that's not a problem, but if it's wet or cold, we'll take the shorter way.
I''l let you know which way we end up riding.