Seen while hiking Mount Si, King County Washington, at about 1000 feet elevation Tenative identification of the orange fungus Dacrymyces palmatus Orange Jelly fungus Dacrymycetaceae Witch's Butter although I think I will keep this as tenative as I do not know the substrate material. The reason to know the substrate (what type of log this fungus is on) is described in www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/04/dacrymyces_palm.php 'Tremella mesenterica may also be confused with members of the Dacrymycetaceae family, like Dacrymyces chrysospermus (formerly D. palmatus), due to their superficial resemblance.[12] Microscopic examination shows that the Dacrymycetaceae have Y-shaped basidia with two spores, unlike the longitudinally split basidia characteristic of Tremella;[21] additionally, D. chrysospermus is smaller, has a whitish attachment point to its substrate, and grows on conifer wood.' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella_mesenterica A further explanation Dacrymyces palmatusJelly Picture Key and also note Tremella mesenterica Tremella mesenterica