It’s great to join the Wayalife Jeep Community and I look forward to all the collaboration. We’re a family (3) of Jeep Wrangler JLs and just getting started with our off road adventures. Any suggestions?
Awesome! It's great to have you here and you live in a great area for wheeling. Lots of great trails from easy and fun to scary and can break a lot of stuff. I assume you're on the prior side of that?
Since you asked my suggestions are:
Learn everything you can about operating and maintaining your Jeep.
Get a few basic tools and recovery items.
Since you’re in AZ bring plenty of water & snacks
Buy a compass and a good road atlas that shows ALL the roads.
Get out and start exploring.
Make some Jeep friends and go places with them.