I had a couple of solid contacts before lunch time with 1218 in Amarillo, TX. We connected on LSB 37 and then a few minutes later on LSB 36. A few minutes later, I made contact with 499 in Lincoln, NE. At noon and then again at 1:00P.M. I made solid contacts with 226 in San Angelo, TX - 1290 miles away - on LSB 16. My last contact was 278 20 miles north of Ann Arbor, MI. That was around 2:30P.M. Not too bad for a 102" whip on a tripod sitting in a back yard.
I heard 160 out of Bristol, England communicating with several states-side stations on LSB 38. Similarly, I heard 205 in Swansea, Wales talking to lots of North American stations on LSB 36.
There was skip out there today. Throw in a solid set-up and a little luck and you just might have gotten some DX contacts.