Living in a metro area is great. It's a land of contrast. You can be in an urban setting then head out to the country; you can be out in the dark under the glow of streetlights; or in this case you can be staring out over a beautiful lake and hear the roar of the nearby freeway.
This should be a fairly simple find. Just a peanut butter jar in the woods. A bit of bushwhacking will be necessary (In contrast to the many P&Gs). May or may not be winter friendly, depending on your definition of winter friendly.