Barack Obama decided to pay a visit to Alaska recently, setting aside the fact that it is the breeding ground of Sarah Palin and having himself a jolly good time.

He was there on official state business, seeing first-hand the effects of climate change. Republicans would therefore consider it a state-paid holiday, what with climate change being some lefty conspiracy to hinder big business, but Obama would have further incensed them when he filmed an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls.

Below you can see a gallery of Obama enjoying life in Alaska, including some snaps with Grylls himself. We’ll excuse him the use of the selfie stick, given that more than half of the country basically shits on his dreams every day.

[sources:huffingtonpost&guardian]