President Obama snaps a selfie with Bear Grylls while learning survival tips in Alaska
President Obama ventured to Alaska this week to tape an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
The Commander-in-Chief met with the adventurer to show how climate change is affecting Alaska's landscape.
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As he arrived, the president took over the White House Instagram account and posed for a selfie with Grylls. He also shared some stunning photos of the Alaskan wilderness.
Glad this was the only Bear I met in the park. -bo
A post shared by The Obama White House (@obamawhitehouse) on Sep 1, 2015 at 10:39pm PDT
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We need to make sure our grandkids can see this. -bo
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Grylls shared his sentiments about the monumental occasion on Twitter:
@POTUS such special moments all through this journey. & what you are doing to help protect our planet in inspiring. pic.twitter.com/IDWJR3rMPM
— Bear Grylls (@BearGrylls) September 2, 2015
During the Obama presidency, the leader has appeared in various and sometimes off-beat places to push a topic and agenda.
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In 2014, he appeared with Zach Galifinakis on his web series Between Two Ferns to promote universal health care.
More photos from Obama's visit to Alaska:
Earlier this year he appeared on Marc Maron's WTF podcast to discuss race issues as well as the HBO music series Sonic Highways to discuss the American dream.
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