Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Visiting Alaska, Takes In The Iditarod Start In Anchorage And A Denali Flightseeing Tour

Gov. Jan Brewer at Ted Stevens International Airport (more photos HERE)

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and her husband are visiting Alaska during the weekend of Friday March 4th through Sunday March 6th, 2011. According to her Twitter site, the Brewers dined at Pizza Olympia in Anchorage on Friday night, then took in the ceremonial start of the 39th Iditarod on Saturday. The followed it up with a flightseeing tour over the Denali area. Numerous photos of her trip are already posted on Facebook, and it looks like Alaskans are giving her a warm welcome.

So far the local Alaska media have remained mum about Brewer's visit, which may be just the way Gov. Brewer wants it, since she probably needs a respite from all the political warfare going on in her state over SB1070. I didn't see Gov. Brewer in this gallery of photos from the Anchorage Daily News posted so far. But the Anchorage Daily News reports that Todd Palin was spotted in downtown Anchorage for the Iditarod start, so I wouldn't be surprised if Brewer hooked up with Sarah Palin somewhere along the way. There's also no word on whether or not she hooked up with Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell. Update: The Yuma Sun confirms Brewer intends to meet with the Palins, as well as with Parnell. Conservatives4Palin provides a couple of photos of Brewer and Palin snowmachining together.

The Brewers will return to Arizona early in the week, where it will be back to the grind for Arizona's intrepid governor with appearances Wednesday in Mesa and Glendale, and a speech Thursday in Lake Havasu City.