Goldenrod and ragweed are similar... ragweed has lobed leaves where goldenrod are lanceolete. Looks like Queen Annes lace.

It is usually useful to have photos of the whole plant from the side as well as close ups of leaves along with the flowers. Some types of Joe Pye weed are now classified in the genus Eutrochium though it used to be Eupatorium. I can’t see enough of the plant’s other details to tell which this is.

That one is not azure sage. It is a salvia farinacea that I collected on the Blanco River. It might be a natural hybrid but I don't think so. Azure sage is pretty rare around here. Only in a few people's gardens. I would not find a large bank full of it in the wild. It was growing in a wooded edge not in full sunlight in a pasture that the azure sage likes. The color has a tad of lavender in the blue that did not come out in the pictures. A friend of mine collected a bi-colored one that I am tempted to buy ,....one day. Not this year, I have cabinets , a bed , and sofa, wood floor I need to obtain and install first. I am still trying to unsee my garden but those damn weeds got me out ripping this morning. I need to rip up 30' of star malta thistle. ARGH!!!!!

Smithdale, it was on the road to hurricane Ridge. We were coming down from the top, stopped to check out a small view point Tr, and that’s where I saw the flower. Vaporvac, your description was spot on. Since it appears to be thriving in the park, it cut obviously can take cold weather and more snow than is usually common in Oregon and Washington. At least in the western part of t state.