Out and about in the desert and mountains around Las Vegas, a variety for flying machines may fly over your head and intrude upon your solitude. However, learning to identify aircraft in flight adds an odd twist to enjoying the outdoors while hiking and birding around Las Vegas -- how many species and varieties can you list?

The El Dorado Dry Lake, just south of Boulder City on Highway 95, is a great place to go watch various types of ultralight aircraft.