I was just up there today. There is smoke for sure, and it gets thicker as you descend down to Mazama.
However (based on pictures alone), it is no where near what you've got there in Der Town.
It certainly isn't that crisp mountain air, but it looked ok to me. We hiked the Maple Pass Loop and though you could smell the smoke in the air all day, and views were really obscured, it was nice to get out there.
It really does suck...its like for most of the Eastern Wa Cascades someone farted under the collective blanket and there is no fresh air anywhere.