--- title: John, Meghan McCain Go Hiking After Cancer Diagnosis description: Arizona Sen. John McCain went hiking with his daughter on Saturday, days after his office announced he had been diagnosed with brain cancer canonical: https://time.com/4870139/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-hike/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-23T15:07:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:41:29.371Z article:section: Politics og:title: John McCain Went Hiking With Daughter After Cancer Diagnosis og:description: "Amazing hike with Dad this morning," Meghan McCain tweeted og:url: https://time.com/4870139/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-hike/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: John-McCain-Joe-Lieberman-Donald-Trump-FBI-Director og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John McCain Went Hiking With Daughter After Cancer Diagnosis twitter:description: "Amazing hike with Dad this morning," Meghan McCain tweeted twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John McCain Went Hiking With His Daughter Following Cancer Diagnosis  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jul 23, 2017 3:07 PM UTC  Senator John McCain at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Senator John McCain at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C.Paul Morigi—Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jul 23, 2017 3:07 PM UTC Arizona Sen. [John McCain](http://time.com/4866570/john-mccain-brain-cancer/) went hiking with his daughter on Saturday, days after his office announced he had been [diagnosed with brain cancer](http://time.com/4865922/glioblastoma-john-mccain-brain-tumor/). “Amazing hike with Dad @SenJohnMcCain this morning. Thank you all for your best wishes!” Meghan McCain [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/888826935287074816?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fmeghan-mccain-tweets-photo-of-hike-with-john-mccain-amid-brain-cancer-battle%2F) on Saturday, sharing a photo of the pair seated together on a bench with a scenic view. The younger McCain also [shared a heartfelt tribute](http://time.com/4865791/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-cancer/) to her father on Wednesday following his [glioblastoma](http://time.com/4865922/glioblastoma-john-mccain-brain-tumor/) diagnosis. “He is a warrior at dusk. One of the greatest Americans of our age. And the worthy heir to his father’s and grandfather’s name,” she wrote. “But to me he is something more. He is my strength. My example. My refuge. My confidante. My teacher. My rock. My hero — My dad.” John McCain has said he plans to [return to the Senate](http://time.com/4866570/john-mccain-brain-cancer/) soon, even as his former primary rival has called for him to “[step away as quickly as possible](http://time.com/4868939/kelli-ward-john-mccain-jeff-flake-senate-seat/).” > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/888826935287074816) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4870139/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-hike/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4870139/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-hike/"},"headline":"John McCain Went Hiking With His Daughter Following Cancer Diagnosis","datePublished":"2017-07-23T15:07:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:41:29.371Z","description":"\"Amazing hike with Dad this morning,\" Meghan McCain tweeted","url":"https://time.com/4870139/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-hike/","keywords":["Arizona","John McCain","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82555ecf8414be1c/6988cdf3ab6d77c5926ae2bc/john-mccain-joe-lieberman-donald-trump-fbi-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"John-McCain-Joe-Lieberman-Donald-Trump-FBI-Director","caption":"Senator John McCain at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2017 in Washington, D.C.","creditText":"Paul Morigi—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/arizona/","name":"Arizona"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4870139/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-hike/","name":"John McCain Went Hiking With His Daughter Following Cancer Diagnosis"}}]}] ```