Driving cross country without driving sounds awesome really. About the only thing I minded about going to Burning Man was the drive there. We were all tired (scary) and I'd much rather have just sat and enjoyed my friends (and sleep) for the 36 hour trip.
We did an RV actually. Main problem is loading up all the gear needed for Burning Man. Between 5 people's gear we literally stuffed the RV. The water alone weighed a few hundred pounds. Most Greyhounds and similar are pretty limiting for luggage in that respect.
Touche. I guess the other option is amphetamines or other stimulants then, and given that it's burning man, not terribly beyond the realm of possibility.
Every day on my commute. And once or twice a year I like to either take a green tortoise tour, or play "greyhound roulette" which entails going to a bus station, writing down the next 5 destinations on scraps of paper, shoving them in my pocket, then grabbing one scrap and buying the corresponding ticket.