Appalachian dulcimer

Reading the Encyclopedia Brittanica while walking the Appalachian Trail!
Smoke ‘Em If You Got A Good Story About ‘Em|Kevin Bleyer|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rep. Mark Sanford, the Appalachian trail-hopping ex-governor who now represents the city in Congress, spent the day in Washington.
South Carolina Republicans Snub Desegregation Judge|Michael Tomasky|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At 19, she hiked the Appalachian Trail with friends and went to work on a cattle ranch in Texas.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his introduction Wolcott admits to “going soft” lately, to “becoming a more loving, caring, dulcimer-strumming individual.”
The Obligation to be Interesting: James Wolcott’s “Critical Mass”|William Giraldi|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

You'll hear a marimba and dulcimer every so often in this crescendoing collection of stellar four-part harmonies.
10 Great Bands You’ve Never Heard|Winston Ross|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Appalachian Ridge consists primarily of a narrow strip of land thirty-five to one hundred miles wide.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
I am glad to hear you applaud the proposition for the Appalachian and White Mountain forests—we need them (applause).
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
The Blue Ridge is the most easterly range of the Appalachian mountain system.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin
The Appalachian range trends southwesterly and its influence upon the expansion of the colonies is most significant.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5)|Archer Butler Hulbert
The eastern part of this valley is hilly, and rapidly acclivous towards the Appalachian mountains.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck