EVERETT — As summer winds to an end and leaves start to change color, Ken Wilcox, an outdoor writer and author of “Hiking Snohomish County: 140 Hikes & Walks,” has some suggestions on how to get out and about in the county.

Wilcox moved to Snohomish County when he was 14 and grew up an avid hiker. In 1980, he moved to Bellingham to attend Western Washington University and stayed working in Whatcom County after graduation, later publishing his first book, “Hiking in Whatcom County.” Thirty-eight years later, the book is in its seventh edition.

After the first few editions, Wilcox decided to write another trail guide book, this time for Snohomish County. The first edition came out in 1988. The third edition was published last October.

For this roundup of fall hikes, Wilcox has suggestions

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