Doing it on your own you'll crash more and spend more time frustrated, even allowing for the time it takes the drive to see an instructor. I'll say that a day with an instructor is worth about a month of going it on your own for a totally new pilot, so I'll let you do the math to figure out if two hours of driving round trip is worth it. I'll at least advise you to do your first day of flying with an instructor simply because a competent pilot will be able to inspect your plane to be sure it's airworthy and get your plane trimmed properly (hands off straight and level, CG set right) so that it flies right. The number one issue I see with newbie pilots is that they also don't know how to set a plane up properly, so they can't fly well because their plane fights them the whole time. Working with an experienced pilot who will at least get your plane set up right lets you see how it should be so you have a baseline to work from.

One think if you're going to go it alone that will help since you want to fly on your own property is to do it in an area that has some tall grass, maybe a foot high or so. You can ditch these light electrics in it and usually have no damage as long as you cut the power before going in. That will save you a few crashes for sure.