--- title: Barack Obama Will Instagram Alaska Trip description: President Obama took over the White House's official Instagram account to announce he will be sharing photos of his trip to Alaska. canonical: https://time.com/4018982/follow-president-obama-as-he-instagrams-his-way-around-alaska/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-01T19:11:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:57:58.949Z article:section: Politics og:title: Follow President Obama as He Instagrams His Way Around Alaska og:description: Obama will be sharing photos of his latest trip on Instagram og:url: https://time.com/4018982/follow-president-obama-as-he-instagrams-his-way-around-alaska/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb8cf951eaec4d3d5/698861eb2dce0122c99e557b/obama-alaska1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Barack Obama Alaska og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Follow President Obama as He Instagrams His Way Around Alaska twitter:description: Obama will be sharing photos of his latest trip on Instagram twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb8cf951eaec4d3d5/698861eb2dce0122c99e557b/obama-alaska1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Follow President Obama as He Instagrams His Way Around Alaska ## Video: Know Right Now: The Politics Behind Obama’s Alaska Trip [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: The Politics Behind Obama’s Alaska Trip](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/lpoNYc7I.m3u8) (1:01)  _Published 2015-09-01. Obama is using the trip to highlight the urgency of climate change and recently pledged to cut U.S. emissions_ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Sep 1, 2015 7:11 PM UTC  President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the Snow City Cafe in Anchorage on Sept. 1, 2015. President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the Snow City Cafe in Anchorage on Sept. 1, 2015.Andrew Harnik—AP by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Sep 1, 2015 7:11 PM UTC “Hey everyone, it’s Barack.” On Monday night, President Obama took over the White House’s official Instagram account to announce he will be sharing photos of his trip to Alaska. Though not his first time traveling to America’s last frontier, the President says it is his first chance to tour the state. He will be meeting with Native American groups, elected officials and business leaders to talk [preserving the beauty that is Alaska](http://time.com/4018291/obama-doomsday-global-warming-alaska/). Survivalist Bear Grylls will also join President Obama in a hike along Alaska’s Exit Glacier to illustrate the effect of climate change. The high-profile trip, which kicked off Monday, comes shortly after Obama [renamed Mount McKinley to its native Alaskan name of Denali.](http://time.com/4016799/mt-mckinley-denali-obama-alaska-ohio/) A White House Facebook video goes behind the scenes with the President, giving viewers a closer look at Obama’s Instagramming technique. 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